Matthew Poole and continuators on Amos 5:23

23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs , for I will not hear the melody of thy viols .

By way of contempt and loathing, God calls their songs noise, how harmonious, delightful and ravishing soever they might be to their ears, they were not pleasing unto God.

Used in their Sacrifices, and their solemn Feasts, herein they imitated Temple-Worship, but all was unpleasing to the Lord.

This is not to be taken absolutely, for God heard the noise, but 'tis taken in a qualified sence, he did not hear with delight and acceptance.

This one kind of Musical instrument put for all the rest, in a word, your Hypocrisie, Idolatry and Injustice spoils all your services, and makes God weary of you and them.

The pleasing harmony, the sweet concents.