Music In Church

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

speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.

What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

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.

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

saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, In the midst of the congregation will I sing thy praise.

My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

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

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.

And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah with all manner of instruments made of fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with castanets, and with cymbals.

So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church. — read the full passage →

Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? — read the full passage →

and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, Therefore will I give praise unto thee among the Gentiles, And sing unto thy name.

And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously; The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

But in vain do they worship me, Teachingas theirdoctrines the precepts of men.

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

I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies. — read the full passage →

Sing praises unto Jehovah with the harp; With the harp and the voice of melody.

It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life.

that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; — read the full passage →

and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

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

Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.

So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, 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.

proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;

Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.

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

But he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

Praise ye Jehovah. Sing unto Jehovah a new song, And his praise in the assembly of the saints.

And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah, after that the ark had rest. — read the full passage →

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.