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The 16 most-voted verses about music in church, from 14 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,

Ephesians 5:19 (BSB)

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Ephesians 5:19 (KJV)

speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Ephesians 5:19 (WEB)

Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

James 5:13 (BSB)

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

James 5:13 (KJV)

Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.

James 5:13 (WEB)

What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

1 Corinthians 14:15 (BSB)

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.

1 Corinthians 14:15 (KJV)

What should I do? 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.

1 Corinthians 14:15 (WEB)

What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

1 Corinthians 14:26 (BSB)

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.

1 Corinthians 14:26 (KJV)

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, or has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

1 Corinthians 14:26 (WEB)

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Colossians 3:16 (BSB)

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.

Colossians 3:16 (KJV)

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Colossians 3:16 (WEB)

When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.

Psalm 71:23 (BSB)

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

Psalm 71:23 (KJV)

My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!

Psalm 71:23 (WEB)

Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

Luke 15:25 (BSB)

Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

Luke 15:25 (KJV)

“Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

Luke 15:25 (WEB)

He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”

Hebrews 2:12 (BSB)

Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.

Hebrews 2:12 (KJV)

saying, “I will declare your name to my brothers. Among the congregation I will sing your praise.”

Hebrews 2:12 (WEB)

David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.

2 Samuel 6:5 (BSB)

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 Samuel 6:5 (KJV)

David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with castanets, and with cymbals.

2 Samuel 6:5 (WEB)

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

Nehemiah 12:27 (BSB)

¶ 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.

Nehemiah 12:27 (KJV)

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 giving thanks and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.

Nehemiah 12:27 (WEB)

so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”

Romans 15:9 (BSB)

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.

Romans 15:9 (KJV)

and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will give praise to you among the Gentiles and sing to your name.”

Romans 15:9 (WEB)

And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”

Exodus 15:21 (BSB)

And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

Exodus 15:21 (KJV)

Miriam answered them, “Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously. He has thrown the horse and his rider into the sea.”

Exodus 15:21 (WEB)

Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, in melodious song with the harp.

Psalm 98:5 (BSB)

Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.

Psalm 98:5 (KJV)

Sing praises to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.

Psalm 98:5 (WEB)

Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.

Amos 5:23 (BSB)

Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.

Amos 5:23 (KJV)

Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.

Amos 5:23 (WEB)

They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”

Matthew 15:9 (BSB)

But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.

Matthew 15:9 (KJV)

And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”

Matthew 15:9 (WEB)

The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

John 6:63 (BSB)

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.

John 6:63 (KJV)

It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

John 6:63 (WEB)

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