Bible Verses About Music in Worship
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for music in worship, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,085 votes, led by Psalms 95:1. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Music in Worship
Psalms 95:1211 votes
O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Psalms 150:1-6201 votes
Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Colossians 3:16191 votes
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Ephesians 5:19148 votes
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Psalms 100:1-2117 votes
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
Psalms 71:2397 votes
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
Psalms 33:393 votes
Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
Acts 16:2590 votes
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
James 5:1384 votes
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Romans 15:969 votes
And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
Hebrews 2:1269 votes
Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
Psalms 149:361 votes
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
John 4:2460 votes
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Matthew 26:3056 votes
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
Ephesians 5:18-2055 votes
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
2 Samuel 6:554 votes
And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
2 Kings 3:1554 votes
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
Psalms 150:452 votes
Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Psalms 9:251 votes
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
1 Corinthians 14:1548 votes
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
Psalms 100:1-541 votes
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
Amos 6:539 votes
That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
Hebrews 13:1537 votes
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Psalms 40:335 votes
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 14:2634 votes
How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
What does the Bible say about music in worship?
Readers most often cite Psalms 95:1 on the subject of music in worship. Across 3,085 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 150:1-6, Colossians 3:16, Ephesians 5:19. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.