Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
Parallel translations
- WEB speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
- KJV Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
- NKJV speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
- NASB speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your hearts to the Lord;
- NLT singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts.
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Quick answer
Spirit-filled believers speak and sing to one another and to the Lord in psalms and songs. Worship overflows from a life filled with the Spirit.
Overview
The first result of Spirit-filling is heartfelt worship, both mutual ('to one another') and Godward ('to the Lord'). Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs express praise that springs from the heart. Corporate and personal worship are thus natural marks of the Spirit's work in God's people.
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- Col 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
- 1 Cor 14:26What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.
- Ps 95:2Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.
- Acts 16:25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
- Ps 147:7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
- Jas 5:13Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
- Ps 105:2–3Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
- John 4:23–24But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.
- Ps 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
- Matt 26:30And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
- Ps 86:12I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.
- Isa 65:14My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
- Ps 47:7–8For God is King of all the earth; sing profound praises to Him.
- Matt 15:8‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
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