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Psalm 98:5
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Psalm 98:5
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5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and the (A)sound of melody!
Psalm 98:5
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Psalm 98:5
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Isaiah 51:3
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Isaiah 51:3
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3 For the Lord (A)comforts Zion;
he comforts all her waste places
and makes her wilderness like (B)Eden,
her desert like (C)the garden of the Lord;
(D)joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and the voice of song.
Isaiah 51:3
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Isaiah 51:3
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Revelation 14:2-3
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Revelation 14:2-3
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2 And I heard a voice from heaven (A)like the roar of many waters and (B)like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of (C)harpists playing on their harps, 3 and they were singing (D)a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. (E)No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
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Revelation 14:2-3
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Revelation 14:2-3
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2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters(A) and like a loud peal of thunder.(B) The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.(C) 3 And they sang a new song(D) before the throne and before the four living creatures(E) and the elders.(F) No one could learn the song except the 144,000(G) who had been redeemed from the earth.
Revelation 5:8
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Revelation 5:8
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8 And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders (A)fell down before the Lamb, (B)each holding a harp, and (C)golden bowls full of incense, (D)which are the prayers of the saints.
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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.
Psalm 92:3-4
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Psalm 92:3-4
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Psalm 33:2
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Psalm 33:2
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Psalm 33:2
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Psalm 33:2
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2 Chronicles 29:25
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2 Chronicles 29:25
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25 (A)And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres, (B)according to the commandment of David and of Gad (C)the king's seer and of (D)Nathan the prophet, for the commandment was from the Lord through his prophets.
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2 Chronicles 29:25
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2 Chronicles 29:25
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25 He stationed the Levites in the temple of the Lord with cymbals, harps and lyres in the way prescribed by David(A) and Gad(B) the king’s seer and Nathan the prophet; this was commanded by the Lord through his prophets.
1 Chronicles 25:1-6
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1 Chronicles 25:1-6
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David Organizes the Musicians
25 David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of (A)Asaph, and of (B)Heman, and of (C)Jeduthun, who (D)prophesied with lyres, with (E)harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who (F)prophesied under the direction of the king. 3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[a] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, (G)who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord. 4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman (H)the king's seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 They were all under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the Lord with cymbals, (I)harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king.
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- 1 Chronicles 25:3 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts lack Shimei
1 Chronicles 25:1-6
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1 Chronicles 25:1-6
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The Musicians
25 David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph,(A) Heman(B) and Jeduthun(C) for the ministry of prophesying,(D) accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals.(E) Here is the list of the men(F) who performed this service:(G)
2 From the sons of Asaph:
Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision.
3 As for Jeduthun, from his sons:(H)
Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[a] Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp(I) in thanking and praising the Lord.
4 As for Heman, from his sons:
Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth. 5 (All these were sons of Heman the king’s seer. They were given him through the promises of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.)
6 All these men were under the supervision of their father(J) for the music of the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God.
Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman(K) were under the supervision of the king.(L)
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- 1 Chronicles 25:3 One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 17); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have Shimei.
1 Chronicles 15:16
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1 Chronicles 15:16
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16 David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on (A)musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.
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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)
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