Bible Verses About Singing
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for singing, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 20,056 votes, led by Colossians 3:16. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Singing
Colossians 3:16784 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.
Psalms 100:1-2603 votes
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
Psalms 95:1-2565 votes
O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Ephesians 5:19565 votes
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Acts 16:25480 votes
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Psalms 147:1466 votes
Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
Zephaniah 3:17457 votes
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Psalms 104:33454 votes
I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
James 5:13429 votes
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Psalms 95:1404 votes
O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
1 Corinthians 14:15363 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 105:2341 votes
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Psalms 59:16325 votes
But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
Psalms 13:6303 votes
I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
Psalms 150:1-6297 votes
Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Isaiah 12:5294 votes
Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
Hebrews 2:12264 votes
Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
Psalms 9:2240 votes
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
Psalms 71:23224 votes
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
Exodus 15:1217 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.
Romans 15:9217 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.
Psalms 33:3214 votes
Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
Isaiah 42:10213 votes
Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
Matthew 26:30208 votes
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
Mark 14:26195 votes
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
What does the Bible say about singing?
Readers most often cite Colossians 3:16 on the subject of singing. Across 20,056 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 100:1-2, Psalms 95:1-2, Ephesians 5:19. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.