- Exodus 31:3-5 (NIV):
“And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts.”
- Exodus 35:35 (NIV):
“He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them skilled workers and designers.”
- 1 Chronicles 15:16 (NIV):
“David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.”
- Psalm 33:3 (NIV):
“Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.”
- Psalm 150:3-5 (NIV):
“Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.”
- 1 Kings 6:29 (NIV):
“On the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer rooms, he carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers.”
- 1 Chronicles 25:1 (NIV):
“David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals.”
- Exodus 15:20 (NIV):
“Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing.”
- Psalm 144:9 (NIV):
“I will sing a new song to you, my God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you.”
- 2 Chronicles 2:14 (NIV):
“He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He knows how to work with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone and wood, with purple, blue and crimson yarn and fine linen. He knows how to do all kinds of engraving and to execute any design that may be assigned to him. He will work with your skilled workers and with those of my lord, David your father.”
- Psalm 147:7 (NIV):
“Sing to the Lord with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.”
- 2 Chronicles 34:12 (NIV):
“The workers labored faithfully. Over them to direct them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites descended from Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descended from Kohath. The Levites—all who were skilled in playing musical instruments—”
- Psalm 98:5 (NIV):
“Make music to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing.”
- Exodus 28:2-3 (NIV):
“Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor. Tell all the skilled workers to whom I have given wisdom in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so he may serve me as priest.”
- Psalm 71:22 (NIV):
“I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.”
- 2 Chronicles 5:13 (NIV):
“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.’ Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud,”
- Psalm 57:7-8 (NIV):
“My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music. Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.”
- 1 Kings 7:14 (NIV):
“He was a widow’s son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was from Tyre, a skilled craftsman in bronze. Huram was filled with wisdom, with understanding and with knowledge to do all kinds of bronze work. He came to King Solomon and did all the work assigned to him.”
- Psalm 149:3 (NIV):
“Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.”
- Exodus 28:15 (NIV):
“Fashion a breastpiece for making decisions—the work of skilled hands. Make it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.”
- Psalm 108:1-2 (NIV):
“My heart, O God, is steadfast; I will sing and make music with all my soul. Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.”
- 1 Chronicles 15:16-22 (NIV):
“David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals. So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his relatives, Asaph son of Berekiah; and from their relatives the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah; and with them their relatives next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.”
- Exodus 28:9-11 (NIV):
“Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel in the order of their birth—six names on one stone and the remaining six on the other. Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.”
- Psalm 81:1-2 (NIV):
“Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob! Begin the music, strike the timbrel, play the melodious harp and lyre.”
- Exodus 28:36-37 (NIV):
“Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: holy to the Lord. Fasten a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban; it is to be on the front of the turban.”
- Psalm 150:3-6 (NIV):
“Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.”
- 1 Chronicles 23:5 (NIV):
“Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have provided for that purpose.”
- Psalm 149:3-5 (NIV):
“Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp. For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.”
- 1 Chronicles 25:6-7 (NIV):
“All these men were under the supervision of their father 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 were under the supervision of the king.”
- Psalm 33:2-3 (NIV):
“Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.”