'Song' in the Bible

Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and said,“I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted;The horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea.

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

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

“Now therefore, write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the sons of Israel; put it on their lips, 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 upon them, that this song will testify before them as a witness (for it shall not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants); for I know their intent which they are developing today, before I have brought them into the land which I swore.”

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

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

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

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

and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar.

And David spoke the words of this song to the Lord in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand 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 rested there.

They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they served in their office according to their order.

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

For there was a commandment from the king concerning them and a firm regulation for the song leaders day by day.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said,“I love You, O Lord, my strength.”

The Lord is my strength and my shield;My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;Therefore my heart exults,And with my song I shall thank Him.

A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David.I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up,And have not let my enemies rejoice over me.

Sing to Him a new song;Play skillfully with a shout of joy.

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;Many will see and fearAnd will trust in the Lord.

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

For the choir director; according to the Shoshannim. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.My heart overflows with a good theme;I address my verses to the King;My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, set to Alamoth. A Song.God is our refuge and strength,A very present help in trouble.

A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,In the city of our God, His holy mountain.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, O God,And to You the vow will be performed.

For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm.Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;

For the choir director; with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.God be gracious to us and bless us,And cause His face to shine upon us— Selah.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered,And let those who hate Him flee before Him.

Sing to God, sing praises to His name;Lift up a song for Him who rides through the deserts,Whose name is the Lord, and exult before Him.

Those who sit in the gate talk about me,And I am the song of the drunkards.

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

For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks,For Your name is near;Men declare Your wondrous works.

For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.God is known in Judah;His name is great in Israel.

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

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

A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.O God, do not remain quiet;Do not be silent and, O God, do not be still.

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song.His foundation is in the holy mountains.

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director; according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.O Lord, the God of my salvation,I have cried out by day and in the night before You.

A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day.It is good to give thanks to the LordAnd to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;

Sing to the Lord a new song;Sing to the Lord, all the earth.

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

A Song, a Psalm of David.My heart is steadfast, O God;I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul.

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

A Song of Ascents.In my trouble I cried to the Lord,And He answered me.

A Song of Ascents.I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;From where shall my help come?

A Song of Ascents, of David.I was glad when they said to me,“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

A Song of Ascents.To You I lift up my eyes,O You who are enthroned in the heavens!

A Song of Ascents, of David.“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,”Let Israel now say,

A Song of Ascents.Those who trust in the LordAre as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever.

A Song of Ascents.When the Lord brought back the captive ones of Zion,We were like those who dream.

A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.Unless the Lord builds the house,They labor in vain who build it;Unless the Lord guards the city,The watchman keeps awake in vain.

A Song of Ascents.How blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,Who walks in His ways.

A Song of Ascents.“Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up,”Let Israel now say,

A Song of Ascents.Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord.

A Song of Ascents, of David.O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty;Nor do I involve myself in great matters,Or in things too difficult for me.

A Song of Ascents.Remember, O Lord, on David’s behalf,All his affliction;

A Song of Ascents, of David.Behold, how good and how pleasant it isFor brothers to dwell together in unity!

A Song of Ascents.Behold, bless the Lord, all servants of the Lord,Who serve by night in the house of the Lord!

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

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

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

It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise manThan for one to listen to the song of fools.

and the doors on the street are shut as the sound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song will sing softly.

The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s.

Let me sing now for my well-belovedA song of my beloved concerning His vineyard.My well-beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.

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

Praise the Lord in song, for He has done excellent things;Let this be known throughout the earth.

Now in that day Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot:

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

Like heat in drought, You subdue the uproar of aliens;Like heat by the shadow of a cloud, the song of the ruthless is silenced.

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

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 those who dwell on them.

I have become a laughingstock to all my people,Their mocking song all the day.

Look on their sitting and their rising;I am their mocking song.

Behold, you are to them like a sensual song by one who has a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument; for they hear your words but they do not practice them.

And they *sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

And they *sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been purchased from the earth.

And they *sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,“Great and marvelous are Your works,O Lord God, the Almighty;Righteous and true are Your ways,King of the nations!