'Song' in the Bible

Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, singing,“I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously;The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.

“The Lord is my strength and my song,And He has become my salvation;This is my God, and I will praise Him;My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

Then Israel sang this song,“Spring up, O well! Sing to it,

“Now then, write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the sons of Israel; put it in their mouth, so that this song may be a witness for Me against the sons of Israel.

Then it shall come about, when many evils and troubles have come on them, that this [sacred] song will confront them as a witness; for it will not be forgotten from the mouth of their descendants. For I know their inclination which is developing even now, before I bring them into the land which I have sworn to give them.”

So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the children of Israel.

Then Moses spoke in the hearing of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended:

Then Moses came and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people, he and Joshua the son of Nun.

“Awake, awake, Deborah;Awake, awake, sing a song!Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.

David spoke the words of this song to the Lord when the Lord rescued him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

Now these are those whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the Lord after the ark [of the covenant] rested there.

Chenaniah, leader of the Levites, was in charge of the singing; he gave instruction in singing because he was skilled.

All these were under the direction of their father to sing 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 and direction of the king.

in unison when the trumpeters and singers were to make themselves heard with one voice praising and thanking the Lord, and when they raised their voices accompanied by the trumpets and cymbals and [other] instruments of music, and when they praised the Lord, saying, “For He is good, for His mercy and lovingkindness endure forever,” then the house of the Lord was filled with a cloud,

Then Hezekiah gave the order to offer the burnt offering on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song to the Lord also began with the trumpets accompanied by the instruments of David, king of Israel.

“And now I have become [the subject of] their taunting;Yes, I am a byword and a laughingstock to them.

The Lord is my strength and my [impenetrable] shield;My heart trusts [with unwavering confidence] in Him, and I am helped;Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,And with my song I shall thank Him and praise Him.

Sing to Him a new song;Play skillfully [on the strings] with a loud and joyful sound.

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;Many will see and fear [with great reverence]And will trust confidently in the Lord.

These things I [vividly] remember as I pour out my soul;How I used to go along before the great crowd of people and lead them in procession to the house of God [like a choirmaster before his singers, timing the steps to the music and the chant of the song],With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a great crowd keeping a festival.

Yet the Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime,And in the night His song will be with me,A prayer to the God of my life.

“All the earth will [bow down to] worship You [in submissive wonder],And will sing praises to You;They will praise Your name in song.” Selah.

They who sit in the [city’s] gate talk about me and mock me,And I am the song of the drunkards.

I will praise the name of God with songAnd magnify Him with thanksgiving.

I will remember my song in the night;I will meditate with my heart,And my spirit searches:

The fire [of war] devoured His young men,And His [bereaved] virgins had no wedding songs.

Raise a song, sound the timbrel,The sweet sounding lyre with the harp.

O sing to the Lord a new song;Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

O sing to the Lord a new song,For He has done marvelous and wonderful things;His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him.

The Lord is my strength and song,And He has become my salvation.

For there they who took us captive demanded of us a song with words,And our tormentors [who made a mockery of us demanded] amusement, saying,“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”

How can we sing the Lord’s songIn a strange and foreign land?

I will sing a new song to You, O God;Upon a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,

He has lifted up a horn for His people [giving them strength, prosperity, dignity, and preeminence],Praise for all His godly ones;For the people of Israel, a people near to Him.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Praise the Lord!Sing to the Lord a new song,And praise Him in the congregation of His godly ones (believers).

It is better to listen to the rebuke of the wise man and pursue wisdomThan for one to listen to the song of fools and pursue stupidity.

The Song of Songs [the best of songs], which is Solomon’s.

Now let me sing for my greatly Beloved [Lord]A song of my Beloved about His vineyard (His chosen people).My greatly Beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile slope (the promised land, Canaan).

“Behold, God, my salvation!I will trust and not be afraid,For the Lord God is my strength and song;Yes, He has become my salvation.”

They do not drink wine with a song;Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

Like heat in a dry land, You will subdue the noise of foreigners [rejoicing over their enemies];Like heat in the shadow of a cloud, the song of the tyrants is silenced.

In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:“We have a strong city;He sets up salvation as walls and ramparts.

In that day [it will be said of the redeemed nation of Israel],“A vineyard of wine, sing in praise of it!

You will have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept,And joy of heart as when one marches [in procession] with a flute,To go to the [temple on the] mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.

Sing to the Lord a new song,Sing His praise from the end of the earth!You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,You islands and coastlands, and those who inhabit them [sing His praise]!

For the Lord will comfort Zion [in her captivity];He will comfort all her ruins.And He will make her wilderness like Eden,And her desert like the garden of the Lord;Joy and gladness will be found in her,Thanksgiving and the voice of a melody.

The Lord of hosts has sworn [an oath] by Himself, saying,“Surely I will fill you with men, as with [a swarm of] locusts [who strip the land clean],And they will lift up a song and shout of victory over you.”

Behold, you are to them like a love song by one who has a pleasant voice and plays well on a stringed instrument [merely to entertain them]; for they hear your words but do not practice them.