Dance

They praise His name in a dance, With timbrel and harp sing praise to Him.

A time to weep, And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, And a time to skip.

Thou hast turned my mourning to dancing for me, Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, And girdest me <FI>with<Fi> joy.

Then rejoice doth a virgin in a chorus, Both young men and old men--together, And I have turned their mourning to joy, And have comforted them, And gladdened them above their sorrow,

And David is dancing with all strength before Jehovah, and David is girded with a linen ephod,

Praise Him with timbrel and dance, Praise Him with stringed instruments and organ.

And Miriam the inspired one, sister of Aaron, taketh the timbrel in her hand, and all the women go out after her, with timbrels and with choruses;

Praise ye Jah! Praise ye God in His holy place, Praise Him in the expanse of His strength. — read the full passage →

`And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing,

And Jephthah cometh into Mizpeh, unto his house, and lo, his daughter is coming out to meet him with timbrels, and with choruses, and save her alone, he hath none, son or daughter.

Again do I build thee, And thou hast been built, O virgin of Israel, Again thou puttest on thy tabrets, And hast gone out in the chorus of the playful.

They send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,

And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, in David's returning from smiting the Philistine, that the women come out from all the cities of Israel to sing--also the dancers--to meet Saul the king, with tabrets, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments;

And he bringeth him down, and lo, they are spread out over the face of all the earth, eating, and drinking, and feasting, with all the great spoil which they have taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

and it cometh to pass, the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is entering in unto the city of David, and Michal daughter of Saul is looking through the window, and seeth king David dancing and playing, and despiseth him in her heart.

And Miriam the inspired one, sister of Aaron, taketh the timbrel in her hand, and all the women go out after her, with timbrels and with choruses; — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass, when he hath drawn near unto the camp, that he seeth the calf, and the dancing, and the anger of Moses burneth, and he casteth out of his hands the tables, and breaketh them under the mount;

A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Shout to Jehovah, all the earth. — read the full passage →

and the daughter of that Herodias having come in, and having danced, and having pleased Herod and those reclining (at meat) with him, the king said to the damsel, `Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give to thee,'

they are like to children, to those sitting in a market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not weep!

Ceased hath the joy of our heart, Turned to mourning hath been our dancing.

Is not this David, of whom they answer in choruses, saying, Saul hath smitten among his thousands, and David among his myriads?'

and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.

and the servants of Achish say unto him, `Is not this David king of the land? is it not of this one they sing in dances, saying, `Saul smote among his thousands, and David among his myriads?'

Singers have been before, Behind <FI>are<Fi> players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.

Return, return, O Shulammith! Return, return, and we look upon thee. What do ye see in Shulammith?

and David and all Israel are playing before God, with all strength, and with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

Praise ye Jah! Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, His praise in an assembly of saints. — read the full passage →

Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> in thy midst, A mighty one doth save, He rejoiceth over thee with joy, He doth work in His love, He joyeth over thee with singing.'

And gone forth from them hath thanksgiving, And the voice of playful ones, And I have multiplied them and they are not few, And made them honourable, and they are not small.

Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight--day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times,

God <FI>is<Fi> a Spirit, and those worshipping Him, in spirit and truth it doth behove to worship.'

And they take the bullock that <FI>one<Fi> gave to them, and prepare, and call in the name of Baal from the morning even till the noon, saying, `O Baal, answer us!' and there is no voice, and there is none answering; and they leap on the altar that one had made.

to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,

Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Lift up a present, and come before Him. Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness. — read the full passage →

And David gathered again every chosen one in Israel, thirty thousand, — read the full passage →

and springing up, he stood, and was walking, and did enter with them into the temple, walking and springing, and praising God; — read the full passage →

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

and have seen, and lo, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances--then ye have gone out from the vineyards, and caught for you each his wife out of the daughters of Shiloh, and gone to the land of Benjamin; — read the full passage →

A Song of the Ascents, by David. I have rejoiced in those saying to me, `To the house of Jehovah we go.' — read the full passage →

A Psalm. --A song of the dedication of the house of David. I exalt Thee, O Jehovah, For Thou hast drawn me up, and hast not let mine enemies rejoice over me. — read the full passage →

saying, `I will declare Thy name to my brethren, in the midst of an assembly I will sing praise to Thee;' and again, `I will be trusting on Him;'

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

And the priests over their charges are standing, and the Levites with instruments of the song of Jehovah--that David the king made, to give thanks to Jehovah, for to the age <FI>is<Fi> His kindness, in David's praising by their hand--and the priests are blowing trumpets over-against them, and all Israel are standing.

And he went forth thence, and came to his own country, and his disciples do follow him, — read the full passage →

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice; — read the full passage →

My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that Thou hast redeemed,

To the Overseer. --A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God--scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face. — read the full passage →

And He putteth in my mouth a new song, `Praise to our God.' Many do see and fear, and trust in Jehovah.

Doth any one suffer evil among you? let him pray; is any of good cheer? 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 ye to Him--sing praise to Him, Meditate ye on all His wonders.

They lift <FI>themselves<Fi> up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.

And the priests and the Levites sanctify themselves, to bring up the ark of Jehovah, God of Israel; — read the full passage →

Praise ye Jah! For <FI>it is<Fi> good to praise our God, For pleasant--comely <FI>is<Fi> praise. — read the full passage →

A Song of the Ascents. In Jehovah's turning back <FI>to<Fi> the captivity of Zion, We have been as dreamers. — read the full passage →

A Song, a Psalm of David. Prepared is my heart, O God, I sing, yea, I sing praise, also my honour. — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. A Psalm. All ye peoples, clap the hand, Shout to God with a voice of singing, — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --An Instruction. By sons of Korah. As a hart doth pant for streams of water, So my soul panteth toward Thee, O God. — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. The heavens <FI>are<Fi> recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse <FI>is<Fi> declaring. — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David. Kindness and judgment I sing, To Thee, O Jehovah, I sing praise. — read the full passage →

To the Overseer, by David. --`To cause to remember.' O God, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help, haste. — read the full passage →

And all the work that Solomon made for the house of Jehovah is finished, and Solomon bringeth in the sanctified things of David his father, and the silver, and the gold, and all the vessels he hath put among the treasures of the house of God. — read the full passage →

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him, — read the full passage →

Didst Thou not rend the heavens? Thou didst come down, From thy presence did mountains flow, — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, in David's returning from smiting the Philistine, that the women come out from all the cities of Israel to sing--also the dancers--to meet Saul the king, with tabrets, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments; — read the full passage →

Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age <FI>is<Fi> His kindness. — read the full passage →

And the men of Israel have sworn in Mizpeh, saying, `None of us doth give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife.' — read the full passage →

And Jephthah the Gileadite hath been a mighty man of valour, and he <FI>is<Fi> son of a woman, a harlot; and Gilead begetteth Jephthah, — read the full passage →

She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms. — read the full passage →

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

Praise ye Jah! O the happiness of one fearing Jehovah, In His commands he hath delighted greatly. — read the full passage →

Come, we sing to Jehovah, We shout to the rock of our salvation. — read the full passage →

He who is having an ear--let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving <FI>it<Fi> . — read the full passage →

having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season, — read the full passage →

and a woman I do not suffer to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness, — read the full passage →

Put to death, then, your members that <FI>are<Fi> upon the earth--whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry-- — read the full passage →

For ye--to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another, — read the full passage →

so also we, when we were babes, under the elements of the world were in servitude, — read the full passage →

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I--I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections, — read the full passage →

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, — read the full passage →

have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you? — read the full passage →

and he who is making a difference, if he may eat, hath been condemned, because <FI>it is<Fi> not of faith; and all that <FI>is<Fi> not of faith is sin. — read the full passage →

There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit; — read the full passage →

Only, let no one strive, nor reprove a man, And thy people <FI>are<Fi> as those striving with a priest. — read the full passage →

Rejoice, O young man, in thy childhood, And let thy heart gladden thee in days of thy youth, And walk in the ways of thy heart, And in the sight of thine eyes, And know thou that for all these, Doth God bring thee into judgment. — read the full passage →

The heart of the wise <FI>is<Fi> in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth. — read the full passage →

The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured. — read the full passage →

Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids. — read the full passage →

My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear, — read the full passage →

By sons of Korah. --A Psalm, a song. His foundation <FI>is<Fi> in holy mountains. — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou <FI>art<Fi> my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters. — read the full passage →

Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise <FI>is<Fi> comely. — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. Jehovah doth answer thee, In a day of adversity, The name of the God of Jacob doth set thee on high, — read the full passage →

I am to him for a father, and he is to Me for a son; whom in his dealings perversely I have even reproved with a rod of men, and with strokes of the sons of Adam, — read the full passage →

they are holy to their God, and they pollute not the name of their God, for the fire-offerings of Jehovah, bread of their God, they are bringing near, and have been holy. — read the full passage →

And the people see that Moses is delaying to come down from the mount, and the people assemble against Aaron, and say unto him, `Rise, make for us gods who go before us, for this Moses--the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt--we have not known what hath happened to him.' — read the full passage →