Thematic Bible: Harp


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Asaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals, Verse ConceptsHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasCymbalsLyres

After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim,where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying. Verse ConceptsFlutesHigh PlacesLyreMusical Instruments, types ofProphecy, Methods Of OtShrinesTambourinesHarpsLyresSchooldrums



And he stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the commandment of David and of Gad the king's seer and of Nathan the prophet, for the commandment was from the LORD through his prophets. Verse ConceptsHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofSeers

Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp. Verse ConceptsMusical Instruments, types ofHarpsinstrumentsdrums

and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, their sons and kinsmen, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, stood east of the altar with 120 priests who were trumpeters; and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the LORD), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the LORD, "For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever,"the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud,


Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! Verse ConceptsDawnSleeplessnessRising EarlyMorning DevotionsWake Up!Early Risingawakening

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David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was: Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king. Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the LORD. read more.
Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. They were all under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king. The number of them along with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the LORD, all who were skillful, was .

I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre. Verse ConceptsProblem SolvingHarpsAccompanimentWise Proverbs

I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel. Verse ConceptsGod, Holiness OfHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofI Will Praise You With Musicinstruments

to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. Verse ConceptsMusicTen TimesHarpsinstruments

Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody! Verse ConceptsCreativityHarpsinstruments



They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts, but they do not regard the deeds of the LORD, or see the work of his hands. Verse ConceptsFlutesAmusementsBanquets, ActivitiesHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToDrunkenness, ResultsDissipationTambourinesLyresdrums

and the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will be heard in you no more, and a craftsman of any craft will be found in you no more, and the sound of the mill will be heard in you no more, Verse ConceptsBabylonFlutesHarpsMillstonesGrinding FoodNo MusicInstrumentalistsartistscraftsmanship

Why did you flee secretly and trick me, and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with mirth and songs, with tambourine and lyre? Verse ConceptsHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofMusicTambourinesLyresAvoiding SecrecyOthers Who FledThose Who DeceivedThose Who Did Not Tell

The mirth of the tambourines is stilled, the noise of the jubilant has ceased, the mirth of the lyre is stilled. Verse ConceptsHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofCessationStopping RejoicingLack Of Rejoicingdrums

They send out their little boys like a flock, and their children dance. They sing to the tambourine and the lyre and rejoice to the sound of the pipe.

"Take a harp; go about the city, O forgotten prostitute! Make sweet melody; sing many songs, that you may be remembered." Verse ConceptsHarpsRemembering PeopleForgetting People

And every stroke of the appointed staff that the LORD lays on them will be to the sound of tambourines and lyres. Battling with brandished arm, he will fight with them. Verse ConceptsHarpsMusicMusical Instruments, types ofMusic To Celebratedrums

And I will stop the music of your songs, and the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more. Verse ConceptsNoiseHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofCessationStopping RejoicingSilenceNo Musiccultureinstruments

And behold, you are to them like one who sings lustful songs with a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument, for they hear what you say, but they will not do it. Verse ConceptsListeningSongsSpiritual DeafnessProfessingShallownesspracticeimprovement

The LORD will save me, and we will play my music on stringed instruments all the days of our lives, at the house of the LORD. Verse ConceptsPraise, Manner And Methods OfStringsGod My Salvationinstruments

GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places.To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Verse ConceptsFeetDeersHigh PlacesMusicOccupationsRich, TheAnimals, Types OfStringsFeet SecureGod Our StrengthDeer Etc.ancient ChoirsDeerphotographyinstruments

They came to Jerusalem with harps and lyres and trumpets, to the house of the LORD. Verse ConceptsTrumpet

And they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed." And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the LORD and praise him in holy attire, as they went before the army, and say, "Give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever." And when they began to sing and praise, the LORD set an ambush against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah, so that they were routed. read more.
For the men of Ammon and Moab rose against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction, and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they all helped to destroy one another. When Judah came to the watchtower of the wilderness, they looked toward the horde, and behold, there were dead bodies lying on the ground; none had escaped. When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found among them, in great numbers, goods, clothing, and precious things, which they took for themselves until they could carry no more. They were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much. On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, for there they blessed the LORD. Therefore the name of that place has been called the Valley of Beracah to this day. Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, returning to Jerusalem with joy, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies. They came to Jerusalem with harps and lyres and trumpets, to the house of the LORD. And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.



to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. Verse ConceptsMusicTen TimesHarpsinstruments

I will sing a new song to you, O God; upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you, Verse ConceptsPraiseCreativityLyreMusicMusical Instruments, types ofSongsTen TimesA New SongHarpsI Will Praise You With Music

And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire--and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. Verse ConceptsGlassequipping, physicaldefeatSeaPromised VictoryBeastsSea Of GlassGod Appearing In FireHarpsTransparencyOvercoming Through Christ

And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. Verse ConceptsSweet Odoursequipping, physicalMusical Instruments, types ofPriesthood, In NtPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansFour CreaturesHarpsTwenty SomeBowing Before MessiahElders In HeavenTwenty Four Elders

And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps, Verse ConceptsThunderThings Like WaterInstrumentalistsHarpsGod Speaks From HeavenLike WaterwaterfallsThunder Showing God's Presence

Let our lord now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well." Verse ConceptsHarpsInstrumentalists

And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him. Verse ConceptsHarpsLeisure, And PastimesMedicineMusiciansTemperamentInstrumentalistsPeople RefreshedMental HealthMental IllnessAtmosphereAnxiety And DepressionDepressioninstrumentssaulDemonic Influence

and his relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them. Verse ConceptsMan Of God

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres. Verse ConceptsBaby dedicationHarpsJoy, Of IsraelLyreMusicMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasCymbalsBuilding Jerusalem's Wall

My lyre is turned to mourning, and my pipe to the voice of those who weep. Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofSad Music

And the king made of the almug wood supports for the house of the LORD and for the king's house, also lyres and harps for the singers. No such almug wood has come or been seen to this day. Verse ConceptsHarpsLyreSingingMusical Instruments, Made OfLyres

As they were coming home, when David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with songs of joy, and with musical instruments. Verse ConceptsJoy, And Human ExperienceLeisure, And PastimesVirginMusic To Celebratehomecoming

On the willows there we hung up our lyres. Verse ConceptsMusical Instruments, types ofWillowsHarpsinstruments

As they were coming home, when David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with songs of joy, and with musical instruments. Verse ConceptsJoy, And Human ExperienceLeisure, And PastimesVirginMusic To Celebratehomecoming

If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played? Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsIgnorant Of FactsBeing Differentinstruments


And I will stop the music of your songs, and the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more. Verse ConceptsNoiseHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofCessationStopping RejoicingSilenceNo Musiccultureinstruments

On the willows there we hung up our lyres. Verse ConceptsMusical Instruments, types ofWillowsHarpsinstruments

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