Worldly Music

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth 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 each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than <FI>for<Fi> a man to hear a song of fools,

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,

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

for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.

for neither is it able; and those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.

have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?

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

Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.

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

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

`If ye love me, my commands keep,

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

and he said to them, `Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, <FI>is<Fi> abomination before God;

Woe <FI>to<Fi> those saying to evil `good,' And to good `evil,' Putting darkness for light, and light for darkness, Putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

and those who are Christ's, the flesh did crucify with the affections, and the desires;

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

Turn aside from Me the noise of thy songs, Yea, the praise of thy psaltery I hear not.

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw out of the sea a beast coming up, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon its horns ten diadems, and upon its heads a name of evil speaking, — read the full passage →

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

Doth any one suffer evil among you? let him pray; is any of good cheer? let him sing psalms;

teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

Then singeth Moses and the sons of Israel this song to Jehovah, and they speak, saying: --`I sing to Jehovah, For triumphing He hath triumphed; The horse and its rider He hath thrown into the sea. — read the full passage →

And harp, and psaltery, tabret, and pipe, And wine, have been their banquets, And the work of Jehovah they behold not, Yea, the work of His hands they have not seen.

the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,

and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit, — read the full passage →

proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord,

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, — read the full passage →

doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man indeed have long hair, a dishonour it is to him?

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;'

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

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

Become not yoked with others--unbelievers, for what partaking <FI>is there<Fi> to righteousness and lawlessness?

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,

Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.

For the saving grace of God was manifested to all men, — read the full passage →

from all appearance of evil abstain ye;

for to me to live <FI>is<Fi> Christ, and to die gain.

Followers of me become ye, as I also <FI>am<Fi> of Christ. — read the full passage →

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

Sing ye to Him--sing praise to Him, Meditate ye on all His wonders.

And it cometh to pass on the third day, that Esther putteth on royalty, and standeth in the inner-court of the house of the king over-against the house of the king, and the king is sitting on his royal throne, in the royal-house, over-against the opening of the house, — read the full passage →

and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

for now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please--Christ's servant I should not be.

Who are taking part according to the psaltery, Like David they invented for themselves instruments of music;

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

Praise ye Jah! Praise ye God in His holy place, Praise Him in the expanse of His strength.

O God, a new song I sing to Thee, On a psaltery of ten strings I sing praise to Thee.

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

Sing ye to God--praise His name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In Jah <FI>is<Fi> His name, and exult before Him.

Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own,

All things are lawful to me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful to me, but I--I will not be under authority by any;

And in your spreading forth your hands, I hide mine eyes from you, Also when ye increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands of blood have been full.

A Psalm of David. Kindness and judgment I sing, To Thee, O Jehovah, I sing praise.

Prepared is my heart, O God, Prepared is my heart, I sing and praise.

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry, — read the full passage →

I rejoice and exult in Thee, I praise Thy Name, O Most High.

And the Spirit of Jehovah turned aside from Saul, and a spirit of sadness from Jehovah terrified him; — read the full passage →

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — 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 →

And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete;

And he came to Derbe and Lystra, and lo, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus son of a certain woman, a believing Jewess, but of a father, a Greek, — read the full passage →

Come, we sing to Jehovah, We shout to the rock of our salvation.

I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:

Then singeth Moses and the sons of Israel this song to Jehovah, and they speak, saying: --`I sing to Jehovah, For triumphing He hath triumphed; The horse and its rider He hath thrown into the sea.

afterward the desire having conceived, doth give birth to sin, and the sin having been perfected, doth bring forth death.

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but--to proclaim good news; not in wisdom of discourse, that the cross of the Christ may not be made of none effect;

And thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand at the tribunal of the Christ;

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

In Eden, the garden of God, thou hast been, Every precious stone thy covering, Ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle, and gold, The workmanship of thy tabrets, and of thy pipes, In thee in the day of thy being produced, have been prepared.

Shout to Jehovah, all the earth, Break forth, and cry aloud, and sing.

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

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

Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my strength, and my shield, In Him my heart trusted, and I have been helped. And my heart exulteth, And with my song I thank Him.

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them in to Jerusalem, to make the dedication even with gladness, and with thanksgivings, and with singing, <FI>with<Fi> cymbals, psalteries, and with harps;

And those building have founded the temple of Jehovah, and they appoint the priests, clothed, with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Jehovah, by means of <FI>the instruments of<Fi> David king of Israel.

apart from their servants and their handmaids; these <FI>are<Fi> seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and of them <FI>are<Fi> singers and songstresses two hundred.

And the singers, sons of Asaph, <FI>are<Fi> on their station, according to the command of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun seer of the king, and the gate keepers <FI>are<Fi> at gate and gate; it is not for them to turn aside from off their service, for their brethren the Levites have prepared for them.

And these <FI>are<Fi> they whom David stationed over the parts of the song of the house of Jehovah, from the resting of the ark, — read the full passage →

And God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.

For we--wilfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth--no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice,

and the God of the peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved unblameably in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ;

all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

This, then, I say, and I testify in the Lord; ye are no more to walk, as also the other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind, — read the full passage →

in the place that ye hear the voice of the trumpet thither ye are gathered unto us; our God doth fight for us.'