musical instruments in church
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1Alleluia. Praise the Lord in his holy places. Praise him in the firmament of his power. 2Praise him for his virtues. Praise him according to the multitude of his greatness. 3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet. Praise him with psaltery and stringed instrument. 4Praise him with timbrel and choir. Praise him with strings and organ. 5Praise him with sweet-sounding cymbals. Praise him with cymbals of jubilation. 6Let every spirit praise the Lord. Alleluia.
3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet. Praise him with psaltery and stringed instrument. 4Praise him with timbrel and choir. Praise him with strings and organ. 5Praise him with sweet-sounding cymbals. Praise him with cymbals of jubilation.
19speaking among yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles, singing and reciting psalms to the Lord in your hearts,
13Is any of you sad? Let him pray. Is he even-tempered? Let him sing psalms.
3Sing to him a new song. Sing psalms to him skillfully, with loud exclamation.
16Let the word of Christ live in you in abundance, with all wisdom, teaching and correcting one another, with psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing to God with the grace in your hearts.
4Sing joyfully to God, all the earth. Sing and exult, and sing psalms. 5Sing psalms to the Lord with stringed instruments, with strings and the voice of a psalmist, 6with subtle wind instruments and the voice of woodwinds. Make a joyful noise before the Lord our king.
21And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the father of those who sing to the harp and the organ.
15What is next? I should pray with the spirit, and also pray with the mind. I should sing psalms with the spirit, and also recite psalms with the mind.
5Moreover, four thousand were porters. And the same number were the singers of psalms to the Lord, with the musical instruments which he had made for the music.
15And so, brothers, see to it that you walk cautiously, not like the foolish, 16but like the wise: atoning for this age, because this is an evil time. 17For this reason, do not choose to be imprudent. Instead, understand what is the will of God. 18And do not choose to be inebriated by wine, for this is self-indulgence. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, 19speaking among yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles, singing and reciting psalms to the Lord in your hearts, 20giving thanks always for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God the Father.
25Then, in the middle of the night, Paul and Silas were praying and praising God. And those who were also in custody were listening to them.