I did an electronic search of the
words Sing - Sang - Song - Sung,
and these are the pertinent passages I found.
Referring to Strong's Concordance
with many of them, I discovered these words, in Hebrew, covered a full
range of definitions - singing, proclaiming; pleading; responding;
crying out loudly.
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Exodus 15:1-2 (1-9):
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and
spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed
gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The
LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my
God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will
exalt him.
Exodus 15:21: And
Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed
gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Numbers 21:17-20:
Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing* ye unto it: The
princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the
direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness
they went to Mattanah: And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel
to Bamoth: And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of
Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon. (*NOTE: The
second use of the work 'sing' in this passage means to 'respond' or
'testify'.)
Deuteronomy 31:14-22:
And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that
thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of
the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua
went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the
pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle. And the LORD
said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this
people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of
the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and
break my covenant which I have made with them. Then my anger shall be
kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will
hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and
troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not
these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? And I will
surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have
wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods. Now therefore write ye
this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their
mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of
Israel. For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware
unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall
have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn
unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen
them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it
shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their
imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them
into the land which I sware. Moses therefore wrote this song the
same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy 31:24-30:
And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the
words of this law in a book, until they were finished, That Moses
commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD,
saying, Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of
the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness
against thee. For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold,
while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against
the LORD; and how much more after my death? Gather unto me all the
elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words
in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them. For I
know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn
aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you
in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to
provoke him to anger through the work of your hands. And Moses spake in
the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until
they were ended.
Deuteronomy 32:44-46 (1-44):
And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in
the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun. And Moses made an
end of speaking all these words to all Israel: And he said unto them,
Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day,
which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of
this law.
Judges 5:1-2 (1-30): Then
sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, Praise ye
the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered
themselves. Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will
sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.
1 Samuel 21:11:
And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of
the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying,
Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? ('Sing' in
this passage means 'reply'; 'respond'; 'testify'.)
1 Samuel 29:5:
Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying,
Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands? ('Sing' in this
passage means 'reply'; 'respond'; 'testify'.)
2 Samuel 22:1: And David spake unto the LORD
the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of
the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: (entire
chapter is a song.)
2 Samuel 22:50: Therefore I will give thanks
unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy
name.
1 Chronicles 6:31: And these are they whom
David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that
the ark had rest.
1 Chronicles 16:7-11, 23, 33 (7-33):
Then on
that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the
hand of Asaph and his brethren.
Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name,
make known his deeds
among the people.
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his
wondrous works.
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them
rejoice that seek the LORD....
Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day
to day his salvation....
Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the
presence of the LORD,
because he cometh to
judge the earth.
1 Chronicles 25:6:
All these were under the
hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals,
psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to
the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
2 Chronicles 20:20-22: And they rose early
in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they
went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye
inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be
established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. And when he had
consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that
should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army,
and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever. And when
they began to sing* and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the
children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah;
and they were smitten. (* 'ringing cry'; 'entreaty'; 'supplication';
'praise')
2 Chronicles 29:26-30:
And the Levites stood
with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. And
Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when
the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the
trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel. And
all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the
trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was
finished. And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all
that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped. Moreover
Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise
unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they
sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
Ezra 3:10-11:
And when the builders laid the
foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their
apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals,
to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. And
they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the
LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel.
And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the
LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
Nehemiah 12:42-43: And Maaseiah, and
Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam,
and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer. Also
that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made
them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced:
so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
Job 29:13: The blessing of him that was
ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing*
for joy. (* 'cry out')
Proverbs 29:6: In the transgression of an
evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing* and rejoice. (*
'cry out')
Isaiah 5:1 (1-5): Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved
hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill... (is actually the telling of a
parable; also quoted in 2 Nephi 15.)
Isaiah 12:1-6: And in that day thou shalt
say, O LORD, I will praise thee:
though thou wast angry with me,
thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be
afraid:
for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song;
he also is become my salvation.
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells
of salvation.
And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD,
call upon his name,
declare his doings among
the people,
make mention that his
name is exalted.
Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things:
this is known in all the
earth.
Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion:
for great is the Holy One
of Israel in the midst of thee.
Isaiah 24:14-16: They shall lift up their
voice, they shall sing* for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry
aloud from the sea. Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the
name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. From the
uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the
righteous... ('cry out'; 'proclaim')
Isaiah 26:1: In that day shall this song be
sung in the land of Judah...
Isaiah 30:29-30:
Ye shall have a song, as in
the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when
one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the
mighty One of Israel. And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be
heard...
Isaiah 38:20:
The LORD was ready to save me:
therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days
of our life in the house of the LORD.
Isaiah 42:10-12:
Sing unto the LORD a new
song,
and his praise from the end of the earth,
ye that go down to the
sea,
and all that is therein;
the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their
voice,
the villages that Kedar
doth inhabit:
let the inhabitants of the rock sing,
let them shout from the
top of the mountains.
Let them give glory unto the LORD,
and declare his praise in
the islands.
Isaiah 44:23:
Sing, O ye heavens; for the
LORD hath done it:
shout, ye lower parts of
the earth:
break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest,
and every tree therein:
for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob,
and glorified himself in
Israel.
Isaiah 49:13: Sing, O heavens; and be
joyful, O earth;
and break forth into
singing, O mountains:
for the LORD hath comforted his people,
and will have mercy upon
his afflicted.
Isaiah 52:8-9: Thy watchmen shall lift up
the voice;
with the voice together
shall they sing:
for they shall see eye to eye,
when the LORD shall bring
again Zion.
Break forth into joy, sing together,
ye waste places of
Jerusalem:
for the LORD hath comforted his people,
he hath redeemed
Jerusalem.
Isaiah 54:1: Sing*, O barren, thou
that didst not bear;
break forth into singing**,
and cry aloud, thou that
didst not travail with child:
for more are the children of the desolate
than the children of the
married wife, saith the LORD.
(* 'cry out' ... ** 'plead'; entreat')
Isaiah 65:14:
Behold, my servants shall sing
for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl
for vexation of spirit. (In Hebrew the same verb is used that is
translated both 'sing' and 'cry' in this passage.)
Jeremiah 20:13: Sing unto the LORD, praise
ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of
evildoers.
Jeremiah 31:7
For thus saith the LORD; Sing
with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations:
publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of
Israel.
Jeremiah 31:12-13:
Therefore they shall come
and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness
of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of
the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden;
and they shall not sorrow any more at all. Then shall the virgin rejoice
in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their
mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from
their sorrow.
Zephaniah 3:14: Sing*, O daughter of
Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O
daughter of Jerusalem. (* 'cry out')
Zechariah 2:10: Sing* and rejoice, O
daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of
thee, saith the LORD. (* 'cry out')
Matthew 26:30:
And when they had sung an
hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
Mark 14:26: And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount
of Olives.
Acts 16:25:
And at midnight Paul and Silas
prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Romans 15:9:
And that the Gentiles might
glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will
confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
1 Corinthians 14:15: What is it then? I will
pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I
will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
Hebrews 2:12: Saying, I will declare thy
name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise
unto thee.
James 5:13:
Is any among you afflicted? let
him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Revelation 15:3: And they sing the song of
Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways,
thou King of saints.
