Bible Verses About Musicians
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for musicians, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,424 votes, led by Ephesians 5:19. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Musicians
Ephesians 5:1983 votes
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Colossians 3:1676 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.
James 5:1350 votes
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Psalms 95:142 votes
O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Hebrews 2:1242 votes
Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
2 Kings 3:1537 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 71:2337 votes
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
Psalms 105:237 votes
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
1 Corinthians 14:1536 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.
Matthew 26:3035 votes
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
Psalms 104:3334 votes
I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Acts 16:2532 votes
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Exodus 15:131 votes
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Philippians 4:831 votes
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Psalms 150:430 votes
Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Psalms 40:329 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.
2 Samuel 6:528 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.
Psalms 150:127 votes
Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
1 Chronicles 15:1626 votes
And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
Ecclesiastes 7:524 votes
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Amos 6:524 votes
That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
Psalms 149:323 votes
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
Nehemiah 12:2722 votes
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
Psalms 68:2522 votes
The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
1 Corinthians 14:2622 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 musicians?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 5:19 on the subject of musicians. Across 1,424 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Colossians 3:16, James 5:13, Psalms 95:1. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.