100 Bible Verses about Music

Here are 100 Bible verses about music, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

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Ephesians 5:19 KJV

¹⁹ Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

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Colossians 3:16 KJV

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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Psalm 95:1 KJV

¹ O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

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Psalm 105:2 KJV

² Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

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Psalm 104:33 KJV

³³ I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

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James 5:13 KJV

¹³ Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

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Psalm 150:1-6 KJV

¹ Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. ² Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. ³ Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. ⁴ Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. …

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Hebrews 2:12 KJV

¹² Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.

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Psalm 71:23 KJV

²³ My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

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Philippians 4:8 KJV

⁸ Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

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1 Corinthians 14:15 KJV

¹⁵ What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

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Acts 16:25 KJV

²⁵ And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

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Psalm 150:4 KJV

⁴ Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

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Psalm 149:3 KJV

³ Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

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Ecclesiastes 7:5 KJV

⁵ It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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Psalm 40:3 KJV

³ And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

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Psalm 150:1 KJV

¹ Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

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2 Chronicles 5:13 KJV

¹³ It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord;

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Amos 6:5 KJV

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

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Proverbs 25:20 KJV

²⁰ As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

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Psalm 144:9 KJV

⁹ I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

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Exodus 15:1 KJV

¹ Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

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Psalm 57:7 KJV

⁷ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

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Revelation 14:3 KJV

³ And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

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Luke 15:25 KJV

²⁵ Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

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1 Samuel 16:23 KJV

²³ And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

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Matthew 26:30 KJV

³⁰ And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

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Job 21:12 KJV

¹² They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.

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Psalm 101:1 KJV

¹ I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.

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Amos 5:23 KJV

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

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2 Chronicles 7:6 KJV

⁶ And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the Lord, which David the king had made to praise the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

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Psalm 135:3 KJV

³ Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

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Psalm 95:2 KJV

² Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

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Nehemiah 12:27 KJV

²⁷ And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

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2 Samuel 6:5 KJV

⁵ And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

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Psalm 87:7 KJV

⁷ As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.

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Psalm 100:1-5 KJV

¹ Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. ² Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. ³ Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. ⁴ Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his …

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Isaiah 5:12 KJV

¹² And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.

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1 Chronicles 23:5 KJV

⁵ Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

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1 Chronicles 15:16 KJV

¹⁶ And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

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1 Chronicles 15:22 KJV

²² And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.

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Psalm 147:7 KJV

⁷ Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

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1 Corinthians 15:33 KJV

³³ Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

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Romans 15:9 KJV

⁹ And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

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Mark 14:26 KJV

²⁶ And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

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Daniel 3:15 KJV

¹⁵ Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

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Ezra 3:10 KJV

¹⁰ And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

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Revelation 5:8 KJV

⁸ And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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Daniel 3:5 KJV

⁵ That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:

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Matthew 11:17 KJV

¹⁷ And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

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Psalm 92:3 KJV

³ Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

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Psalm 45:1 KJV

¹ My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

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Revelation 5:8-9 KJV

⁸ And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. ⁹ And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

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Psalm 33:2 KJV

² Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

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Psalm 42:1 KJV

¹ As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

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2 Kings 3:15 KJV

¹⁵ But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

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1 Corinthians 14:26 KJV

²⁶ How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

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Revelation 5:9 KJV

⁹ And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

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Psalm 89:1 KJV

¹ I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

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2 Chronicles 35:15 KJV

¹⁵ And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

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1 Chronicles 25:1 KJV

¹ Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

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Genesis 4:21 KJV

²¹ And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

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Judges 11:34 KJV

³⁴ And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

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Judges 5:3 KJV

³ Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.

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Psalm 68:4 KJV

⁴ Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.

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Psalm 68:25 KJV

²⁵ The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

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1 Chronicles 6:31-32 KJV

³¹ And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after that the ark had rest. ³² And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.

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Exodus 15:20 KJV

²⁰ And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

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Daniel 3:7 KJV

⁷ Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

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Habakkuk 3:19 KJV

¹⁹ The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

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Psalm 4:1 KJV

¹ Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

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Psalm 49:4 KJV

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

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1 Chronicles 13:8 KJV

⁸ And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

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2 Chronicles 23:13 KJV

¹³ And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.

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Psalm 59:1 KJV

¹ Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.

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Isaiah 30:32 KJV

³² And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the Lord shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.

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Psalm 98:4 KJV

⁴ Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

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Psalm 54:1 KJV

¹ Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

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Exodus 15:2 KJV

² The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

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2 Chronicles 5:12 KJV

¹² Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)

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2 Chronicles 5:12-14 KJV

¹² Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:) ¹³ It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord …

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1 Chronicles 25:6-7 KJV

⁶ All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. ⁷ So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

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Psalm 57:1 KJV

¹ Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

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Revelation 14:3-4 KJV

³ And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. ⁴ These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

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Job 30:31 KJV

³¹ My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.

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2 Chronicles 9:11 KJV

¹¹ And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the Lord, and to the king’s palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.

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2 Samuel 19:35 KJV

³⁵ I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?

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Psalm 150:1-5 KJV

¹ Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. ² Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. ³ Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. ⁴ Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. …

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1 Chronicles 25:7 KJV

⁷ So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

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Isaiah 30:29 KJV

²⁹ Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel.

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Genesis 31:27 KJV

²⁷ Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?

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Psalm 96:1 KJV

¹ O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.

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Ezekiel 33:32 KJV

³² And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

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Revelation 14:2 KJV

² And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

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Revelation 14:2-3 KJV

² And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: ³ And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

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1 Kings 1:40 KJV

⁴⁰ And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

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2 Chronicles 29:27 KJV

²⁷ And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.

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Isaiah 24:8 KJV

⁸ The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

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Psalm 33:3 KJV

³ Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

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