Bible Verses about Music

Music is a special part of our lives and can make us feel happy, peaceful, or inspired. The Bible has some short verses that talk about music and how it can be used to praise God and lift our spirits. In this blog post, we’ll explore these simple Bible verses about music. They show us how music can help us connect with God and express our feelings. Let’s discover these verses and see how they remind us of the power of music in our faith.

Bible Verses

Psalm 95:1 – “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.”

Psalm 98:4 – “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music.”

Psalm 100:1 – “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.”

Psalm 150:1 – “Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.”

Psalm 149:1 – “Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.”

Psalm 147:7 – “Sing to the Lord with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.”

1 Chronicles 16:9 – “Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.”

Ephesians 5:19 – “Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord.”

Colossians 3:16 – “Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly, as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.”

James 5:13 – “Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.”

Psalm 33:2 – “Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.”

Psalm 68:4 – “Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.”

Psalm 108:1 – “My heart, O God, is steadfast; I will sing and make music with all my soul.”

1 Samuel 16:23 – “Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.”

Exodus 15:1 – “Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: ‘I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea.’”

Psalm 42:8 – “By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me—a prayer to the God of my life.”

Psalm 46:4 – “There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.”

2 Chronicles 20:21 – “After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: ‘Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever.’”

Psalm 144:9 – “I will sing a new song to you, my God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you.”

Isaiah 5:12 – “They have harps and lyres at their banquets, tambourines and flutes and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord, no respect for the work of his hands.”

Isaiah 42:10 – “Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.”

Zephaniah 3:17 – “The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”

1 Chronicles 25:1 – “David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals.”

1 Chronicles 16:6 – “Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests blew trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God.”

Psalm 57:7 – “My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.”

Psalm 59:16 – “But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.”

Psalm 68:25 – “The singers went before, the musicians followed after; among them were the young women playing the timbrels.”

Exodus 15:21 – “Miriam answered them: ‘Sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea.’”

Psalm 149:3 – “Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.”

Psalm 150:3 – “Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre.”

Psalm 150:4 – “Praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe.”

Psalm 150:5 – “Praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.”

Isaiah 24:8 – “The merrymakers are gone, the noise of their jubilant songs has ended, the joy of the harpists has ceased.”

Psalm 30:4 – “Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people; praise his holy name.”

Job 38:7 – “while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?”

Psalm 149:5 – “Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.”

Psalm 98:5 – “Sing to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing.”

Isaiah 12:5 – “Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world.”

Psalm 104:33 – “I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.”

Revelation 5:9 – “And they sang a new song, saying: ‘You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.’”

Revelation 14:3 – “And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.”

Psalm 43:4 – “Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.”

Psalm 71:22 – “I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.”

Psalm 92:1 – “It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High.”

Ezekiel 28:13 – “You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz and beryl, chrysolite, onyx and jasper, lapis lazuli, turquoise and emerald. Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared.”

Psalm 71:23 – “My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered.”

Psalm 147:1 – “Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!”

2 Samuel 22:50 – “Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name.”

Job 35:10 – “But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night.’”

Zechariah 2:10 – “Shout and be glad, Daughter Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you,” declares the Lord.

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