99 Bible Verses about Singing (KJV)

Here are 99 Bible verses about singing, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

Colossians 3:16 KJV

¹⁶Let 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 100:1-2 KJV

¹Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. ²Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

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Ephesians 5:19 KJV

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

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Psalm 95:1-2 KJV

¹O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. ²Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

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Acts 16:25 KJV

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

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Psalm 147:1 KJV

¹Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

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Zephaniah 3:17 KJV

¹⁷The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

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Psalm 104:33 KJV

³³I 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

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

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Psalm 95:1 KJV

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

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1 Corinthians 14:15 KJV

¹⁵What 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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Psalm 105:2 KJV

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

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Psalm 59:16 KJV

¹⁶But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

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Psalm 13:6 KJV

⁶I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

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Psalm 150:1-6 KJV

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

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Isaiah 12:5 KJV

⁵Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.

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Hebrews 2:12 KJV

¹²Saying, 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 9:2 KJV

²I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

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Psalm 71:23 KJV

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

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Exodus 15:1 KJV

¹Then 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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Romans 15:9 KJV

⁹And 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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Psalm 33:3 KJV

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

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Isaiah 42:10 KJV

¹⁰Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

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Matthew 26:30 KJV

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

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Mark 14:26 KJV

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

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Psalm 40:3 KJV

³And 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 96:1 KJV

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

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Psalm 144:9 KJV

⁹I 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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Psalm 98:1 KJV

¹O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.

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Psalm 149:1 KJV

¹Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.

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Psalm 30:4 KJV

⁴Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

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Psalm 89:1 KJV

¹I 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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Hebrews 13:15 KJV

¹⁵By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

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Revelation 5:9 KJV

⁹And 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 150:1 KJV

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

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Psalm 108:3 KJV

³I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

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Psalm 101:1 KJV

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

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Psalm 100:1-5 KJV

¹Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. ²Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. ³Know 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. ⁴Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his …

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Psalm 135:3 KJV

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

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Isaiah 44:23 KJV

²³Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

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Psalm 149:3 KJV

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

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1 Chronicles 16:9 KJV

⁹Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

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Psalm 68:4 KJV

⁴Sing 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 32:7 KJV

⁷Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

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1 Chronicles 16:23 KJV

²³Sing unto the Lord, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.

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1 Chronicles 15:16 KJV

¹⁶And 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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Isaiah 54:1 KJV

¹Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.

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Psalm 57:7 KJV

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

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Psalm 9:11 KJV

¹¹Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

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Psalm 100:2 KJV

²Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

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Psalm 68:4-5 KJV

⁴Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him. ⁵A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

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Exodus 15:2 KJV

²The 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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Psalm 47:6 KJV

⁶Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

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Psalm 13:5-6 KJV

⁵But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. ⁶I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

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Job 29:12-13 KJV

¹²Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. ¹³The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

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Psalm 5:11 KJV

¹¹But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

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Isaiah 49:13 KJV

¹³Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

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Psalm 71:8 KJV

⁸Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.

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Psalm 66:17 KJV

¹⁷I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

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Psalm 63:3-4 KJV

³Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. ⁴Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

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Revelation 15:3 KJV

³And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

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Psalm 150:6 KJV

⁶Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.

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Psalm 92:1 KJV

¹It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:

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John 4:23-24 KJV

²³But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. ²⁴God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

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Psalm 68:6 KJV

⁶God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

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Psalm 147:7 KJV

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

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Psalm 68:32 KJV

³²Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:

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Psalm 30:12 KJV

¹²To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

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Isaiah 55:12 KJV

¹²For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

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Psalm 96:1-13 KJV

¹O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. ²Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. ³Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. ⁴For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods. ⁵For all the gods of the …

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Nehemiah 12:27 KJV

²⁷And 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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Psalm 67:4 KJV

⁴O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

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John 4:23 KJV

²³But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

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Psalm 96:1-2 KJV

¹O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. ²Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.

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Colossians 3:1-25 KJV

¹If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. ²Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. ³For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. ⁴When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. …

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1 Samuel 16:23 KJV

²³And 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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Psalm 27:6 KJV

⁶And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

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Psalm 7:17 KJV

¹⁷I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.

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Psalm 149:5 KJV

⁵Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

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Psalm 81:1 KJV

¹Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

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Psalm 49:4 KJV

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

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1 Samuel 18:6 KJV

⁶And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.

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Psalm 146:2 KJV

²While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

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Psalm 9:1 KJV

¹I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

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Psalm 98:4 KJV

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

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1 Chronicles 15:27 KJV

²⁷And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.

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Psalm 33:2 KJV

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

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Amos 6:5 KJV

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

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Revelation 15:3-4 KJV

³And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. ⁴Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

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Jeremiah 20:13 KJV

¹³Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

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2 Samuel 6:1-23 KJV

¹Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. ²And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. ³And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was …

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Psalm 150:4 KJV

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

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1 Chronicles 15:22 KJV

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

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John 4:24 KJV

²⁴God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

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1 Chronicles 13:8 KJV

⁸And 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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Zechariah 2:10 KJV

¹⁰Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.

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Psalm 68:2 KJV

²As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

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Psalm 68:1-35 KJV

¹Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. ²As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. ³But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. ⁴Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol …

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Isaiah 35:10 KJV

¹⁰And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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