All through the Bible, we can see that singing is not just making melodies with words; it is a tool to express joy, praise, worship, lamentation and victory. Singing plays a vital role in strengthening our relationship with God. Through singing, we praise and worship God from our hearts. Let us take a look at the list of Bible verses about singing from the Old and New Testament.
Bible Verses About Singing in the Old
Genesis 31:27: “Why did you flee secretly and deceive me, and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with tambourine and lyre?”
Exodus 15:1: “Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: ‘I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.’”
Exodus 15:21: “Miriam sang to them: ‘Sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.”
Deuteronomy 31:19: “Now therefore write this song and teach it to the people of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the people of Israel.”
Deuteronomy 32:3: “For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; ascribe greatness to our God!”
Judges 5:3: “Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the Lord I will sing; I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.”
READ MORE: All Songs of the Old Testament
1 Samuel 18:6-7: “The women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul with tambourines, with songs of joy, and with musical instruments. And the women sang to one another as they celebrated, ‘Saul has struck down his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”
2 Samuel 22:50: “For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing praises to your name.”
1 Chronicles 16:9: “Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wondrous works!”
1 Chronicles 16:23: “Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Tell of His salvation from day to day.”
2 Chronicles 5:13: “And it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord.”
2 Chronicles 20:21: “And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the Lord and praise Him in holy attire, as they went before the army, and say, ‘Give thanks to the Lord, for His steadfast love endures forever.’”
Ezra 3:11: “And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, ‘For He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever toward Israel.”
Nehemiah 12:46: “For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.”
Job 35:10: “But none says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night?”
Psalm 13:6: “I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me.”
Psalm 30:4: “Sing praises to the Lord, O you His saints, and give thanks to His holy name.”
Psalm 33:3: “Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.”
Psalm 40:3: “He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.”
Psalm 47:6: “Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!”
Psalm 68:4: “Sing to God, sing praises to His name; lift up a song to Him who rides through the deserts.”
Psalm 96:1-2: “Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless His name; tell of His salvation from day to day.”
Psalm 98:1: “Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things!”
Psalm 100:2: “Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into His presence with singing!”
Psalm 149:1: “Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of the godly!”
Proverbs 25:20: “Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day.”
Isaiah 12:5: “Sing praises to the Lord, for He has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth.”
Isaiah 42:10: “Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise from the ends of the earth!”
Jeremiah 20:13: “Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For He has delivered the life of the needy from the hand of evildoers.”
Lamentations 3:14: “I have become the laughingstock of all peoples, the object of their taunts all day long.”
Zephaniah 3:17: “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by His love; He will exult over you with loud singing.”
Bible Verses About Singing in the New Testament
Matthew 26:30: “And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.”
Acts 16:25: “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.”
Romans 15:9: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles, and sing to Your name.”
1 Corinthians 14:15: “I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also.”
Ephesians 5:19: “Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart.”
Colossians 3:16: “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”
READ MORE: All Songs of the New Testament
Hebrews 2:12: “I will tell of Your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing Your praise.”
James 5:13: “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.”
Revelation 5:9: “And they sang a new song, saying, ‘Worthy are You to take the scroll and to open its seals!”
Revelation 15:3: “And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb.”
