Cymbals, harps, and lyres were the instruments of choice when David commissioned the Levites to lead the songs of worship in the temple. I don’t believe that cymbals have changed much over the years in their construction. The biggest difference is that modern cymbals in praise music is a part of the percussion group. I haven’t found a clear distinction between the harp and lyre of which David referred, but I believe one was very similar to the modern hand harp where the melody is plucked on the various strings, in a similar manner to a modern piano. The other appears to be a chorded instrument, that was strummed, with a sound board much like a modern guitar. So it appears that the idea of a praise band for leading the people in worship of God was first conceived by king David as he planned for the temple that Solomon would build. Kind of interesting when viewed from that perspective.
It took me about 12 minutes to read through all the assignments of priests and Levites for the temple.
Stuart
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