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Want to know what the Bible says about Music In Worship? Here are 53 Bible verses about Music In Worship from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Amos 6:5 NIV
You strum away on your harps like David
    and improvise on musical instruments.
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Psalm 40:3 NIV
He put a new song in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord
    and put their trust in him.
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2 Chronicles 29:25 NIV
He stationed the Levites in the temple of the Lord with cymbals, harps and lyres in the way prescribed by David and Gad the king’s seer and Nathan the prophet; this was commanded by the Lord through his prophets.
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1 Corinthians 14:26 NIV
What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.
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2 Samuel 6:14 NIV
Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the Lord with all his might,
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Luke 15:25 NIV
“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.
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Psalm 5:1 NIV
Listen to my words, Lord,
    consider my lament.
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Psalm 34:1 NIV
I will extol the Lord at all times;
    his praise will always be on my lips.
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Exodus 15:21 NIV
Miriam sang to them:
“Sing to the Lord,
    for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver
    he has hurled into the sea.”
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Mark 14:26 NIV
When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
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Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”
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Philippians 4:8 NIV
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
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Exodus 15:1 NIV
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:
“I will sing to the Lord,
    for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver
    he has hurled into the sea.
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Psalm 95:6 NIV
Come, let us bow down in worship,
    let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
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Psalm 68:25 NIV
In front are the singers, after them the musicians;
    with them are the young women playing the timbrels.
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2 Chronicles 5:12-14 NIV
12 All the Levites who were musicians —Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets. 13 The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang:
“He is good;
    his love endures forever.”
Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud, 14 and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the temple of God.
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Psalm 33:2 NIV
Praise the Lord with the harp;
    make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
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2 Corinthians 9:12 NIV
This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.
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Psalm 105:2 NIV
Sing to him, sing praise to him;
    tell of all his wonderful acts.
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2 Samuel 19:35 NIV
I am now eighty years old. Can I tell the difference between what is enjoyable and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats and drinks? Can I still hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?
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