Bible Verses About Musical Instruments

"Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise."

James 5:13 ESV

"Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! ..."

Psalm 150:1-6 ESV

"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."

Colossians 3:16 ESV

"Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,"

Ephesians 5:19 ESV

"You strum away on your harps like David and improvise on musical instruments."

Amos 6:5 NIV

"and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah and Hanani—with musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the teacher of the Law led the procession."

Nehemiah 12:36 NIV

"The workers labored faithfully. Over them to direct them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites descended from Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descended from Kohath. The Levites—all who were skilled in playing musical instruments—"

2 Chronicles 34:12 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."

2 Chronicles 7:6 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.”"

1 Chronicles 23:5 NIV

"David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals."

1 Chronicles 15:16 NIV