Bible Verses About Music

Halleluyah! Give praise to the name of ADONAI! Servants of ADONAI, give praise!

You who stand in the house of ADONAI, in the courtyards of the house of our God,

praise Yah, for ADONAI is good; sing to his name, because it is pleasant.

By the rivers of Bavel we sat down and wept as we remembered Tziyon.

We had hung up our lyres on the willows that were there,

when those who had taken us captive asked us to sing them a song; our tormentors demanded joy from us -"Sing us one of the songs from Tziyon!"

How can we sing a song about ADONAI here on foreign soil?

If I forget you, Yerushalayim, may my right hand wither away!

May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I fail to remember you, if I fail to count Yerushalayim the greatest of all my joys.

God, I will sing a new song to you; sing praises to you with a ten-stringed harp.

Halleluyah! Sing to ADONAI a new song, his praise in the assembly of the faithful.

Let Isra'el rejoice in their maker, let Tziyon's children take joy in their king.

Let them praise his name with dancing, make melody to him with tambourine and lyre;

Let the high praises of God be in their throats, but a two-edged sword in their hands

Halleluyah! Praise God in his holy place! Praise him in the heavenly dome of his power!

Praise him for his mighty deeds! Praise him for his surpassing greatness!

Praise him with a blast on the shofar! Praise him with lute and lyre!

Praise him with tambourines and dancing! Praise him with flutes and strings!

Praise him with clanging cymbals! Praise him with loud crashing cymbals!

Let everything that has breath praise ADONAI! Halleluyah!

Like removing clothes on a chilly day or like vinegar on soda is someone who sings songs to a heavy heart.

I amassed silver and gold, the wealth of kings and provinces. I acquired male and female singers, things that provide sensual delight, and a good many concubines.

I denied my eyes nothing they wanted. I withheld no pleasure from myself; for I took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward for all my work.

Then I looked at all that my hands had accomplished and at the work I had toiled at; and I saw that it was all meaningless and feeding on wind, and that there was nothing to be gained under the sun.

They have lutes and lyres, drums and flutes, and wine at their parties; but they pay no attention to how ADONAI works and never look at what his hands have made.