Singing Praises: Here's What the Bible Has to Say...

Jul 21, 2020



California Gov. Gavin Newsom has banned places of worship from singing and chanting, even in small fellowship gatherings in private homes.
 
But singing and chanting are critically important aspects of Christian worship. Here's what the Bible has to say about it...
  • 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.
  • Psalm 95:1-2 -- Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
  • Ephesians 5:19 -- Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
  • Psalm 147:1 -- Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
  • James 5:13 -- Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
  • Psalm 13:6 -- I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.
  • Psalm 105:2 -- Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
  • Hebrews 2:12 -- Saying, "I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise."
  • Isaiah 12:5 -- "Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth.
  • Psalm 33:3 -- Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
  • Isaiah 42:10 -- Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it, the coastlands and their inhabitants.
  • Psalm 149:1 -- Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the godly!
  • Psalm 96:1 -- Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth!
  • Psalm 30:4 -- Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.
  • Hebrews 13:15 -- Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
  • Psalm 149:3 -- Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
  • Psalm 100:1-5 -- A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!
  • Psalm 98:1 -- Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
  • 1 Chronicles 16:9 -- Sing to him; sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
  • Psalm 100:2 -- Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!
  • Psalm 68:4 -- Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the Lord; exult before him!
  • Psalm 47:6 -- Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
  • 1 Chronicles -- 16:23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Tell of his salvation from day to day.
  • Isaiah 44:23 -- Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and will be glorified in Israel.
  • Psalm 9:11 -- Sing praises to the Lord, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds!
  • Psalm 135:3 -- Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant!
  • Psalm 92:1 -- A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath. It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High
  • Psalm 150:6 -- Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
  • Psalm 147:7 -- Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre!
  • Psalm 149:5 -- Let the godly exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their beds.
  • Psalm 96:1-13 -- 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 81:1 -- To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob!
  • Psalm 68:32 -- O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; sing praises to the Lord, Selah
  • Jeremiah 20:13 -- Sing to the Lord; praise the Lord! For he has delivered the life of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
  • Psalm 150:1 -- Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens!
  • Psalm 98:4 -- Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
  • 1 Chronicles 15:16 -- David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.
So, there you have it, straight from the Word of the Lord itself – singing praises to our Lord is essential. The Bible tells us so!


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