Fat Monk

10 Sep 2026

Music for good

"And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away."

~ 1 Samuel 16.23 GNB

I speculate that this passage is a poetic explanation of what actually happens. It's not like a movie scene where the "tormenting spirit" fought with David's harp or anything like that. Just my guess.

Nonetheless, the impact was clear, David's music had positive outcome.

I like listening to music, too. And I ought to be mindful what I feed my ears to listen to.