Music plays a significant role in the Bible, serving various purposes in worship, celebration, communication, and expression of emotions.
It has always been a powerful tool for connecting with the divine, expressing the human experience, and fostering unity among believers.
The rich tradition of music in the Bible continues to inspire and influence religious and cultural practices around the world.
Many mentions of music are found in the book of Psalms, which is a collection of religious songs, prayers, and poems that were used in worship. A good amount of psalms were meant to be sung and accompanied by musical instruments.
Here are some of my favorite verses that mention music, singing, and even different instruments that were used for praise back in the day. Let us embrace the powerful connection between music and the Word of God!
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Psalm 95:1: "Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!"
Psalm 96:1-2: "Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day."
Psalm 98:1: "Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him."
Psalm 149:1: "Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the godly."
Psalm 150:3-6: "Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals."
Psalm 144:9: "I will sing a new song to you, O God; upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you."
Psalm 33:3: "Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts."
1 Chronicles 15:16: "David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy."
Psalm 71:22-23: "I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel."
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Psalm 71:8: "My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day."
Psalm 92:1-3: "It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre."
Psalm 147:7: "Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre!"
Psalm 67:4: "Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth."
Isaiah 12:5: "Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth."
Revelation 5:9-10: "And they sang a new song, saying, 'Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.'"
Psalm 108:1-3: "My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations."
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Ephesians 5:19: "addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,"
Colossians 3:16: "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God."
1 Corinthians 14:15: "What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also."
James 5:13: "Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise."
Zephaniah 3:17: "The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing."
Psalm 40:3: "He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord."
Psalm 30:4: "Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name."
Psalm 146:2: "I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being."
Psalm 63:4: "So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name, I will lift up my hands."
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