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Bible Verses About Music and Singing Praises
Discover what the Bible says about music, singing, worship, and praising God. Key Scripture passages about the role of music.
Music is woven throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. God created us as musical beings, and Scripture repeatedly commands, encourages, and celebrates the act of making music in worship. These verses reveal God’s heart for music and its role in the life of faith.
Whether you are a worship leader looking for scriptural grounding, a musician seeking inspiration, or a believer wanting to understand why music matters to God, these passages will enrich your understanding.
- Psalm 96:1 - "Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth."
- Psalm 100:1-2 - "Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs."
- Ephesians 5:19 - "Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord."
- Colossians 3:16 - "Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts."
- Psalm 150:3-6 - "Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre... Let everything that has breath praise the Lord."
- Exodus 15:1-21 - Moses and Miriam’s song after crossing the Red Sea, one of the oldest songs in the Bible
- 1 Samuel 16:23 - David playing the harp to soothe King Saul, showing music’s healing power
- 2 Chronicles 20:21-22 - Jehoshaphat appointing singers to go before the army, and God defeating the enemy through praise
- Acts 16:25-26 - Paul and Silas singing hymns in prison at midnight, followed by an earthquake that freed them
- Revelation 5:9-10 - The elders singing a "new song" before the Lamb in heaven
Zephaniah 3:17 reveals that God Himself sings: "The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his quietness he will comfort you; he will rejoice over you with singing." The Creator of the universe sings over His people.
Jesus Himself sang. Matthew 26:30 records that after the Last Supper, Jesus and His disciples "sang a hymn" before going to the Mount of Olives. Even facing the cross, Jesus engaged in worship through song.
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