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Nehemiah 12:27
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Nehemiah 12:27
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Dedication of Jerusalem’s Wall
27 For the dedication of the new wall of Jerusalem, the Levites throughout the land were asked to come to Jerusalem to assist in the ceremonies. They were to take part in the joyous occasion with their songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps, and lyres.
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Nehemiah 12:27
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Nehemiah 12:27
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Dedication of the Wall of Jerusalem
27 At the dedication(A) of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals,(B) harps and lyres.(C)
1 Chronicles 15:16
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1 Chronicles 15:16
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16 David also ordered the Levite leaders to appoint a choir of Levites who were singers and musicians to sing joyful songs to the accompaniment of harps, lyres, and cymbals.
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1 Chronicles 15:16
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1 Chronicles 15:16
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16 David(A) told the leaders of the Levites(B) to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians(C) to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.(D)
2 Chronicles 29:30
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2 Chronicles 29:30
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30 King Hezekiah and the officials ordered the Levites to praise the Lord with the psalms written by David and by Asaph the seer. So they offered joyous praise and bowed down in worship.
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2 Chronicles 29:30
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2 Chronicles 29:30
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30 King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.
2 Chronicles 5:13
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2 Chronicles 5:13
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13 The trumpeters and singers performed together in unison to praise and give thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they raised their voices and praised the Lord with these words:
“He is good!
His faithful love endures forever!”
At that moment a thick cloud filled the Temple of the Lord.
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2 Chronicles 5:13
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2 Chronicles 5:13
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13 The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang:
“He is good;
his love endures forever.”(A)
Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud,(B)
1 Chronicles 15:28
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1 Chronicles 15:28
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28 So all Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant with shouts of joy, the blowing of rams’ horns and trumpets, the crashing of cymbals, and loud playing on harps and lyres.
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1 Chronicles 15:28
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1 Chronicles 15:28
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28 So all Israel(A) brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts,(B) with the sounding of rams’ horns(C) and trumpets, and of cymbals, and the playing of lyres and harps.
Deuteronomy 20:5
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Deuteronomy 20:5
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5 “Then the officers of the army must address the troops and say, ‘Has anyone here just built a new house but not yet dedicated it? If so, you may go home! You might be killed in the battle, and someone else would dedicate your house.
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Deuteronomy 20:5
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Deuteronomy 20:5
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5 The officers shall say to the army: “Has anyone built a new house and not yet begun to live in(A) it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else may begin to live in it.
1 Chronicles 15:12
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1 Chronicles 15:12
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12 He said to them, “You are the leaders of the Levite families. You must purify yourselves and all your fellow Levites, so you can bring the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
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1 Chronicles 15:12
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1 Chronicles 15:12
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12 He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrate(A) yourselves and bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
1 Chronicles 15:4
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1 Chronicles 15:4
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4 This is the number of the descendants of Aaron (the priests) and the Levites who were called together:
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1 Chronicles 15:4
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1 Chronicles 15:4
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4 He called together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:(A)
Revelation 5:8
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Revelation 5:8
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8 And when he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.
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Revelation 5:8
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Revelation 5:8
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8 And when he had taken it, the four living creatures(A) and the twenty-four elders(B) fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp(C) and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers(D) of God’s people.
Philippians 4:4
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Philippians 4:4
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4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!
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Philippians 4:4
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Philippians 4:4
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Final Exhortations
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!(A)
Psalm 150:2-5
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Psalm 150:2-5
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2 Praise him for his mighty works;
praise his unequaled greatness!
3 Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn;
praise him with the lyre and harp!
4 Praise him with the tambourine and dancing;
praise him with strings and flutes!
5 Praise him with a clash of cymbals;
praise him with loud clanging cymbals.
Psalm 150:2-5
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Psalm 150:2-5
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2 Praise him for his acts of power;(A)
praise him for his surpassing greatness.(B)
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,(C)
praise him with the harp and lyre,(D)
4 praise him with timbrel and dancing,(E)
praise him with the strings(F) and pipe,(G)
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,(H)
praise him with resounding cymbals.
Psalm 149:3
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Psalm 149:3
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3 Praise his name with dancing,
accompanied by tambourine and harp.
Psalm 149:3
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Psalm 149:3
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Psalm 100:1-2
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Psalm 100:1-2
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Psalm 100
A psalm of thanksgiving.
1 Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Worship the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing with joy.
Psalm 100:1-2
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Psalm 100:1-2
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Psalm 100
A psalm. For giving grateful praise.
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