Worldly Music

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

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

For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

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

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

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

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

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

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

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

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. — read the full passage →

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

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

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. — read the full passage →

And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; — read the full passage →

Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; — read the full passage →

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

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

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

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

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, — read the full passage →

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

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

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

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. — read the full passage →

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

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

Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

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

Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. — read the full passage →

I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him. — read the full passage →

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; — read the full passage →

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: — read the full passage →

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

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

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

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.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

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 when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.

And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

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

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, — read the full passage →

In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.