amos 6:5 That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

amos 6:5 Who improvise to the sound of the harp, [And] like David have composed songs for themselves,

5. chant--literally, "mark distinct sounds and tones."
viol--the lyre, or lute.
invent . . . instruments . . . like David--They fancy they equal David in musical skill (1Ch 23:5; Ne 12:36). They defend their luxurious passion for music by his example: forgetting that he pursued this study when at peace and free from danger, and that for the praise of God; but they pursue for their own self-gratification, and that when God is angry and ruin is imminent.

amos 6:5 Who improvise to the sound of the harp, [And] like David have composed songs for themselves,

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