'Sing' in the Bible

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said, "I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously, the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea.

Miriam sang in response to them, "Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea."

Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well, sing to it!

Hear, O kings! Pay attention, O rulers! I will sing to the Lord! I will sing to the Lord God of Israel!

Wake up, wake up, Deborah! Wake up, wake up, sing a song! Get up, Barak! Capture your prisoners of war, son of Abinoam!

The servants of Achish said to him, "Isn't this David, the king of the land? Isn't he the one that they sing about when they dance, saying, 'Saul struck down his thousands, But David his tens of thousands'?"

So I will give you thanks, O Lord, before the nations! I will sing praises to you.

David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint some of their relatives as musicians; they were to play various instruments, including stringed instruments and cymbals, and to sing loudly and joyfully.

Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds!

Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Announce every day how he delivers!

Hezekiah ordered the burnt sacrifice to be offered on the altar. As they began to offer the sacrifice, they also began to sing to the Lord, accompanied by the trumpets and the musical instruments of King David of Israel.

Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah which all the male and female singers use to mourn Josiah to this very day. It has become customary in Israel to sing these; they are recorded in the Book of Laments.

They sing to the accompaniment of tambourine and harp, and make merry to the sound of the flute.

I will thank the Lord for his justice; I will sing praises to the sovereign Lord!

I will be happy and rejoice in you! I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One!

Sing praises to the Lord, who rules in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!

I will sing praises to the Lord when he vindicates me.

So I will give you thanks before the nations, O Lord! I will sing praises to you!

Rise up, O Lord, in strength! We will sing and praise your power!

Now I will triumph over my enemies who surround me! I will offer sacrifices in his dwelling place and shout for joy! I will sing praises to the Lord!

The Lord strengthens and protects me; I trust in him with all my heart. I am rescued and my heart is full of joy; I will sing to him in gratitude.

Sing to the Lord, you faithful followers of his; give thanks to his holy name.

So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will always give thanks to you.

Give thanks to the Lord with the harp! Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument!

Sing to him a new song! Play skillfully as you shout out your praises to him!

He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!

Sing to God! Sing! Sing to our king! Sing!

For God is king of the whole earth! Sing a well-written song!

I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp.

I am determined, O God! I am determined! I will sing and praise you!

I will give you thanks before the nations, O Master! I will sing praises to you before foreigners!

As for me, I will sing about your strength; I will praise your loyal love in the morning. For you are my refuge and my place of shelter when I face trouble.

You are my source of strength! I will sing praises to you! For God is my refuge, the God who loves me.

Then I will sing praises to your name continually, as I fulfill my vows day after day.

The meadows are clothed with sheep, and the valleys are covered with grain. They shout joyfully, yes, they sing.

Sing praises about the majesty of his reputation! Give him the honor he deserves!

All the earth worships you and sings praises to you! They sing praises to your name!" (Selah)

Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds! For the Lord is his name! Rejoice before him!

O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord, (Selah)

I will sing praises to God's name! I will magnify him as I give him thanks!

I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument, praising your faithfulness, O my God! I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp, O Holy One of Israel!

My lips will shout for joy! Yes, I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me!

As for me, I will continually tell what you have done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob!

I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past.

Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument!

As for the singers, as well as the pipers -- all of them sing within your walls.

A well-written song by Ethan the Ezrachite. I will sing continually about the Lord's faithful deeds; to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness.

A psalm; a song for the Sabbath day. It is fitting to thank the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, O sovereign One!

For you, O Lord, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what you have done.

Come! Let's sing for joy to the Lord! Let's shout out praises to our protector who delivers us!

Sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

Sing to the Lord! Praise his name! Announce every day how he delivers!

A psalm. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he performs amazing deeds! His right hand and his mighty arm accomplish deliverance.

Shout out praises to the Lord, all the earth! Break out in a joyful shout and sing!

Sing to the Lord accompanied by a harp, accompanied by a harp and the sound of music!

Let the rivers clap their hands! Let the mountains sing in unison

A psalm of David. I will sing about loyalty and justice! To you, O Lord, I will sing praises!

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God as long as I exist!

Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds!

A song, a psalm of David. I am determined, O God! I will sing and praise you with my whole heart.

I will give you thanks before the nations, O Lord! I will sing praises to you before foreigners!

May my tongue sing about your instructions, for all your commands are just.

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good! Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!

for there our captors ask us to compose songs; those who mock us demand that we be happy, saying: "Sing for us a song about Zion!"

How can we sing a song to the Lord in a foreign land?

By David. I will give you thanks with all my heart; before the heavenly assembly I will sing praises to you.

Let them sing about the Lord's deeds, for the Lord's splendor is magnificent.

O God, I will sing a new song to you! Accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, I will sing praises to you,

They will talk about the fame of your great kindness, and sing about your justice.

I will praise the Lord as long as I live! I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist!

Praise the Lord, for it is good to sing praises to our God! Yes, praise is pleasant and appropriate!

Offer to the Lord a song of thanks! Sing praises to our God to the accompaniment of a harp!

Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song! Praise him in the assembly of the godly!

Let them praise his name with dancing! Let them sing praises to him to the accompaniment of the tambourine and harp!

In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

I will sing to my love -- a song to my lover about his vineyard. My love had a vineyard on a fertile hill.

Sing to the Lord, for he has done magnificent things, let this be known throughout the earth!

They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.

When that time comes, sing about a delightful vineyard!

You will sing as you do in the evening when you are celebrating a festival. You will be happy like one who plays a flute as he goes to the mountain of the Lord, the Rock who shelters Israel.

Sing to the Lord a brand new song! Praise him from the horizon of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and everything that lives in it, you coastlands and those who live there!

So, mourn, you people of this nation. Cut off your hair and throw it away. Sing a song of mourning on the hilltops. For the Lord has decided to reject and forsake this generation that has provoked his wrath!'"

I said, "I will weep and mourn for the grasslands on the mountains, I will sing a mournful song for the pastures in the wilderness because they are so scorched no one travels through them. The sound of livestock is no longer heard there. Even the birds in the sky and the wild animals in the fields have fled and are gone."

I said, "Indeed, let them come quickly and sing a song of mourning for us. Let them wail loudly until tears stream from our own eyes and our eyelids overflow with water.

Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he rescues the oppressed from the clutches of evildoers.

Moreover, the Lord says, "Sing for joy for the descendants of Jacob. Utter glad shouts for that foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard. Then say, 'Lord, rescue your people. Deliver those of Israel who remain alive.'

Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will sing for joy over Babylon. For destroyers from the north will attack it," says the Lord.

"And you, sing a lament for the princes of Israel,

They will sing this lament over you: "'How you have perished -- you have vanished from the seas, O renowned city, once mighty in the sea, she and her inhabitants, who spread their terror!

"You, son of man, sing a lament for Tyre.

"Son of man, sing a lament for the king of Tyre, and say to him, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'You were the sealer of perfection, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

"Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him: "'You were like a lion among the nations, but you are a monster in the seas; you thrash about in your streams, stir up the water with your feet, and muddy your streams.

From there I will give back her vineyards to her, and turn the "Valley of Trouble" into an "Opportunity for Hope." There she will sing as she did when she was young, when she came up from the land of Egypt.

Listen to this funeral song I am ready to sing about you, family of Israel:

They sing to the tune of stringed instruments; like David they invent musical instruments.

In that day people will sing this taunt song to you -- they will mock you with this lament: 'We are completely destroyed; they sell off the property of my people. How they remove it from me! They assign our fields to the conqueror.'

"Sing out and be happy, Zion my daughter! For look, I have come; I will settle in your midst," says the Lord.