Bible Verses About Music

Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD’s name! Praise him, you servants of the LORD,

you who stand in the LORD’s house, in the courts of our God’s house.

Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good. Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

On the willows in its midst, we hung up our harps.

For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

How can we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land?

If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.

Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you; if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.

I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.

Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the holy ones.

Let Israel rejoice in him who made them. Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Let them praise his name in the dance! Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp!

May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hand;

Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!

Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him according to his excellent greatness!

Praise him with the sounding of the shofar ! Praise him with harp and lyre!

Praise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and flute!

Praise him with loud cymbals! Praise him with resounding cymbals!

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!

As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

I also gathered silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

Whatever my eyes desired, I didn’t keep from them. I didn’t withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.

Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don’t respect the work of the LORD, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.