SID: Sid Roth here with messianic Jewish psalmist Paul Wilbur. The job, if you will, of a psalmist is so misunderstood, and the only way you can understand what a psalmist is, is to look at the Jewish scriptures. What is a psalmist, Paul?
PAUL: I believe the best definition of a psalmist, Sid, would be for a cantor today; someone who hears the voice of God and gives it voice into the earth. Now that could be a restating of something written by King David, or one of the prophets, that has an application for today. But those of us who lead worship, and I’m not a song leader, I lead worship, or lead worshippers, I believe our highest calling is as watchmen – to hear what others cannot hear, see what others cannot see, and then give it voice into the earth. So a psalmist really is a prophetic ministry.
SID: Speaking of a prophetic ministry, you’re a prophet. What do you see happening this year?
PAUL: A lot of people are declaring a lot of things. Brother Hagin declared, before he graduated from this earth, that the last quarter of last year and this entire year was to be a year of unprecedented glory. That is the manifest presence of God. I really reverberate with that in my spirit. I’ve been with other notable men and women of God that are declaring that this is a year for unprecedented supernatural things in the earth. This year as I was praying – the end of last year and the beginning of this year – the word the Lord gave me was “breakthrough.” I believe this is a year for breakthrough. Isaiah 45, one of the prophets of Israel, Isaiah, said that the anointed of the Lord, God would take him by the hand. You cannot miss it, when God takes you by the hand like a father to lead you across a street or take you where you need to go. And then he said “I will cut down bars of iron before you. I will open double doors – double doors.” The blessing this year, I believe, Sid, is going to be so large that it won’t be able to pass through a single door. It’s going to have to be double doors. And then he said “I will also give you secrets; treasures hidden in secret places.”
SID: You know, when you say treasures hidden in secret places, many people in their mind think in terms of money. But you know what I’m thinking of? In terms of ancient Jewish anointings that are going to be released. Now you have a new CD that we’re making available called “The Watchman.” I’ve known you many years, and this has, without a doubt, the strongest presence of God on it, out of anything that you’ve ever done. Tell me about this first song that we’re going to have you sing.
PAUL: This first song I co-wrote with some friends, and it’s a reaction song. We call it “Adonai.” And the reason I say it’s a reaction song, I just got so disturbed, or moved, in my heart because today we keep hearing about Islam being a peaceful religion. We hear about this one god. You know, there are three great world religions. There is the kingdom of God and then there’s everything else as far as I’m concerned. And I was so disturbed about hearing “Allah is god, he has no son.” We wanted to create a song that declares “The Lord, He is God.” Like the prophet said on the top of Mount Carmel, “Choose this day whom you’re going to serve, but the Lord…” Is it the Lord or is it these other gods? And when Israel decided to follow God, then all of the goodness broke out. So this song is a declaration song: The Lord, there is no one but Him. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. His son… Interesting Sid, that that beautiful gold dome that we see in Jerusalem; everybody equates it with Jerusalem; is a Muslim mosque. And around the top of it in Arabic, it declares “Allah is god and he has no equal. He has no son.”
SID: You know, his song, Adonai, when Paul sings it, he sings ancient Hebrew words: Baruch HaShem Adonai: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. He is declaring that when the Jewish people say blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, open your eyes: Messiah is going to be here.
