Make music to the Lord with the harp. Sing and make music with the harp.

要用琴歌颂耶和华，用琴和诗歌的声音歌颂他！

用琴歌颂耶和华，用琴和诗歌的声音歌颂他！

用琴歌颂耶和华，用琴和诗歌的声音歌颂他！

要弹奏竖琴歌颂耶和华，伴着琴声唱诗歌颂祂。

要弹琴歌颂耶和华，要用琴和歌声歌颂他；

当用竖琴歌颂耶和华，当用竖琴和颂歌的声音，

要用琴歌頌耶和華，用琴和詩歌的聲音歌頌他！

用琴歌頌耶和華，用琴和詩歌的聲音歌頌他！

用琴歌頌耶和華，用琴和詩歌的聲音歌頌他！

要彈奏豎琴歌頌耶和華，伴著琴聲唱詩歌頌祂。

要彈琴歌頌耶和華，要用琴和歌聲歌頌他；

要彈琴作樂讚美永恆主，用琴用詩歌的聲音頌讚他；

當用豎琴歌頌耶和華，當用豎琴和頌歌的聲音，

鼓琴歌頌耶和華、以琴與和諧之聲兮、

鼓琴詠詩、頌揚耶和華兮、

彈琴鼓瑟、向主謳歌、

頌美宜鳴琴。歌聲貴和協。

make music to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing,

Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody!

Sing your praise to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and melodious song,

Sing to the LORD with the lyre, with the lyre and melodious song.

Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, With the lyre and the sound of melody.

Sing to the Lord with the harp, With the harp and the sound of a psalm,

Sing praises unto Jehovah with the harp; With the harp and the voice of melody.

Sing to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and melodious song.

Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.

Sing to the LORD accompanied by a harp, accompanied by a harp and the sound of music!

Sing praises to Yahweh with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.

You can be sure that I will comfort Zion’s people. I will look with loving concern on all their destroyed buildings. I will make their deserts like Eden. I will make their dry and empty land like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be there. People will sing and give thanks to me.

David told the Levite leaders to appoint other Levites as musicians. He wanted them to make a joyful sound with lyres, harps and cymbals.

I sing about it to the music of the lyre that has ten strings. I sing about it to the music of the harp.Lord, you make me glad by your deeds. I sing for joy about what you have done.

I heard a sound from heaven. It was like the roar of rushing waters and loud thunder. The sound I heard was like the music of harps being played.Then everyone sang a new song in front of the throne. They sang it in front of the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000. They had been set free from the evil of the earth.

David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun. They set them apart to serve the Lord by prophesying while harps, lyres and cymbals were being played. Here is the list of the men who served in that way.From the sons of Asaph came Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph. He prophesied under the king’s direction.From the sons of Jeduthun came Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah. The total number was six. They were under the direction of their father Jeduthun. He prophesied while playing the harp. He used it to thank and praise the Lord.From the sons of Heman came Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti- Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth.All of them were sons of the king’s prophet Heman. They were given to Heman to bring him honor. That’s what God had promised. God gave him 14 sons and three daughters.All of them were under the direction of their father. They played music for the Lord’ s temple. They served at the house of God by playing cymbals, lyres and harps. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the king’s direction.

Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the Lord’ s temple. They had cymbals, harps and lyres. They did everything in the way King David, his prophet Gad, and Nathan the prophet had required. The Lord had given commands about all these things through his prophets.

With the harp, praise the Lord. With the lyre that has ten strings, make music to him.

Then the four living creatures and the 24 elders fell down in front of the Lamb. Each one had a harp. They were holding golden bowls full of incense. They stand for the prayers of God’s people.