25 “Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

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Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!

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The Parable of the Lost Son

11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them (A)his livelihood.

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32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying:

‘We played the flute for you,
And you did not dance;
We mourned to you,
And you did not weep.’

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Again (A)I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt,
O virgin of Israel!
You shall again be adorned with your (B)tambourines,
And shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.

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A time to (A)weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;

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(A)Let them praise His name with the dance;
Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.

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A Joyful Return to Zion

A Song of Ascents.

126 When (A)the Lord brought back [a]the captivity of Zion,
(B)We were like those who dream.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 126:1 Those of the captivity

14 Then David (A)danced[a] before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing (B)a linen ephod.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 6:14 whirled about

The Song of Miriam(A)

20 Then Miriam (B)the prophetess, (C)the sister of Aaron, (D)took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her (E)with timbrels and with dances.

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11 (A)You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off [a]my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 30:11 The sackcloth of my mourning

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