Music In Church

Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power! — read the full passage →

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

Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

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, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

saying, “I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”

My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!

“Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

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 giving thanks, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.

David and all the house of Israel played before Yahweh with all kinds of instruments made of fir wood, and with harps, and with stringed instruments, and with tambourines, and with castanets, and with cymbals.

So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly. — read the full passage →

Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn’t give a distinction in the sounds, how would 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 to you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.”

Miriam answered them, “Sing to Yahweh, for he has triumphed gloriously. The horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.”

And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”

Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.

I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can’t stand your solemn assemblies. — read the full passage →

Sing praises to Yahweh with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.

It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

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

four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made, for giving praise.”

David danced before Yahweh with all his might; and David was clothed in a linen ephod.

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

So stood the two companies of those who gave thanks in God’s house, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

Whoever transgresses and doesn’t remain in the teaching of Christ, doesn’t have God. He who remains in the teaching, the same has both the Father and the Son.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.

Yes, though you offer me your burnt offerings and meal offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat animals.

when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Yahweh; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Yahweh, saying, “For he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever!” then the house was filled with a cloud, even Yahweh’s house,

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

Praise Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.

These are they whom David set over the service of song in Yahweh’s house, after that the ark had rest. — read the full passage →

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

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.