Dance

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

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

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

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.

Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. — read the full passage →

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

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.

Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

And 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.

And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.

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. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. — read the full passage →

And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

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

And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

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

Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.

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.

Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. — read the full passage →

The 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.

And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

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

And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. — read the full passage →

Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. — read the full passage →

And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. — read the full passage →

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. — read the full passage →

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. — read the full passage →

I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. — read the full passage →

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

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, — read the full passage →

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.

And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. — read the full passage →

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. — read the full passage →

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

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. — read the full passage →

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.

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

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

Let all things be done decently and in order.

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

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

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel. — read the full passage →

Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. — read the full passage →

When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. — read the full passage →

O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. — read the full passage →

O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. — read the full passage →

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. — read the full passage →

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. — read the full passage →

I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing. — read the full passage →

Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord. — read the full passage →

Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the Lord was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God. — read the full passage →

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. — read the full passage →

Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, — read the full passage →

And 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. — read the full passage →

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. — read the full passage →

Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. — read the full passage →

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. — read the full passage →

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. — read the full passage →

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. — read the full passage →

O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. — read the full passage →

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. — read the full passage →

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; — read the full passage →

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. — read the full passage →

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: — read the full passage →

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. — read the full passage →

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: — read the full passage →

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: — read the full passage →

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; — read the full passage →

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? — read the full passage →

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest. — read the full passage →

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. — read the full passage →

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. — read the full passage →

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. — read the full passage →

Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. — read the full passage →

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: — read the full passage →

His foundation is in the holy mountains. — read the full passage →

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; — read the full passage →

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. — read the full passage →

The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; — read the full passage →

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: — read the full passage →

They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy. — read the full passage →

And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. — read the full passage →