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Want to know what the Bible says about Music? Here are 272 Bible verses about Music from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Psalm 149:3 NIV
Let them praise his name with dancing
    and make music to him with timbrel and harp.
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Matthew 26:30 NIV
When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
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Psalm 68:4 NIV
Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,
    extol him who rides on the clouds ;
    rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.
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Psalm 101:1 NIV
I will sing of your love and justice;
    to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
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Revelation 5:8 NIV
And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.
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1 Chronicles 23:5 NIV
Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have provided for that purpose.”
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Psalm 33:1-4 NIV
33 Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous;
    it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp;
    make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3 Sing to him a new song;
    play skillfully, and shout for joy.
4 For the word of the Lord is right and true;
    he is faithful in all he does.
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2 Chronicles 7:6 NIV
The priests took their positions, as did the Levites with the Lord’s musical instruments, which King David had made for praising the Lord and which were used when he gave thanks, saying, “His love endures forever.” Opposite the Levites, the priests blew their trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.
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Luke 15:25 NIV
“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.
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Psalm 13:6 NIV
I will sing the Lord’s praise,
    for he has been good to me.
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