268 Bible Verses about Music
Want to know what the Bible says about Music? Here are 268 Bible verses about Music 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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1 Chronicles 15:22 NIV
Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; that was his responsibility because he was skillful at it.
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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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Ezra 3:10 NIV
When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise the Lord, as prescribed by David king of Israel.
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1 Chronicles 15:16 NIV
David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.
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Daniel 3:5 NIV
As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
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Daniel 3:7 NIV
Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the nations and peoples of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
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Psalm 92:3 NIV
to the music of the ten-stringed lyre
and the melody of the harp.
and the melody of the harp.
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Psalm 45:1 NIV
My heart is stirred by a noble theme
as I recite my verses for the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
as I recite my verses for the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
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Psalm 98:5 NIV
make music to the Lord with the harp,
with the harp and the sound of singing,
with the harp and the sound of singing,
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Judges 11:34 NIV
When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, who should come out to meet him but his daughter, dancing to the sound of timbrels! She was an only child. Except for her he had neither son nor daughter.
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Psalm 135:1 NIV
Praise the Lord.
Praise the name of the Lord;
praise him, you servants of the Lord,
praise him, you servants of the Lord,
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Hebrews 13:15 NIV
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
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Judges 5:3 NIV
“Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers!
I, even I, will sing to the Lord;
I will praise the Lord, the God of Israel, in song.
I, even I, will sing to the Lord;
I will praise the Lord, the God of Israel, in song.
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Psalm 147:7 NIV
Sing to the Lord with grateful praise;
make music to our God on the harp.
make music to our God on the harp.
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2 Chronicles 35:15 NIV
The musicians, the descendants of Asaph, were in the places prescribed by David, Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun the king’s seer. The gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made the preparations for them.
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Genesis 4:21 NIV
His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes.
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2 Chronicles 23:13 NIV
She looked, and there was the king, standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and musicians with their instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her robes and shouted, “Treason! Treason!”
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1 Chronicles 25:1 NIV
David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:
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Isaiah 30:32 NIV
Every stroke the Lord lays on them
with his punishing club
will be to the music of timbrels and harps,
as he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm.
with his punishing club
will be to the music of timbrels and harps,
as he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm.
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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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