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• Isaiah 53Bible

  Isaiah 53 is the central portion of the Servant Song that begins in Isaiah 52:13. It portrays a sinless servant who is despised and afflicted and who bears the transgressions and iniquities of many in their place.

• Amos 5Bible

  Amos 5 anticipates the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel in the form of a funeral song (lament) and calls the people to repentance with the words "Seek ye me, and ye shall live." It rebukes worship devoid of justice and demands, "let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream."

• ChoirWorship & Rites

  A choir is a body of singers that sings praise to God on behalf of the congregation during a church worship service. It is also called a sacred choir or praise choir, depending on the church.

• Day StarBible

  The day star is the star that rises brightly in the dawn sky, that is, the morning star. In Isaiah 14:12 it appears as a name for the king of Babylon, who is brought to ruin.

• Amen SongWorship & Rites

  An Amen song is a short sung setting of the word "Amen," used in worship after a prayer or the benediction as the congregation's response. In Korean Protestant churches it is usually sung by the choir or the congregation immediately after the benediction.

• Song Chang-geunPeople

  Song Chang-geun (宋昌根, 1898–?), known by the pen name Manu (晩雨), was a Korean Presbyterian minister and theologian. He led the founding of Chosun Theological Seminary (now Hanshin University) and was abducted to North Korea during the Korean War.

• SendingWorship & Rites

  Sending is the part of worship in which the congregation is sent out into the world at the close of the service. The term also refers to sending missionaries or pastors to their fields of ministry.

• Psalm 92Bible

  Psalm 92 is a psalm of thanksgiving bearing the superscription "A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day." It contrasts the short-lived prosperity of the wicked with the enduring fruitfulness of the righteous and celebrates the exaltation and uprightness of the LORD.

• Isaiah 26Bible

  Isaiah 26 opens with a song to be sung "in that day" in the land of Judah. It speaks of the peace of those who trust in the Lord, judgment on the proud, prayer in distress, and the promise that the dead will live again.

• Isaiah 14Bible

  Isaiah 14 follows a promise of Israel's restoration with a taunt song over the fall of the king of Babylon, a declaration of judgment on Assyria, and a warning to Philistia.

• Psalm 96Bible

  Psalm 96 is a hymn of praise that calls all the earth and all peoples to sing a new song to the LORD. It proclaims that the LORD reigns as King and is coming to judge the world with righteousness and truth.

• Psalm 149Bible

  Psalm 149 is a psalm of praise that calls the congregation of the saints to praise God with a new song, with dancing, and with musical instruments, and that celebrates the honor of executing judgment on the nations with a two-edged sword held in the hand.

• Book of JasherBible

  The Book of Jasher is an ancient Israelite record cited in the Old Testament. It is named in Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18, and the original has not survived.

• Isaiah 50Bible

  In Isaiah 50 the LORD answers the charge that he has abandoned his exiled people, after which the Servant of the LORD speaks in the first person of remaining obedient in the midst of suffering. Verses 4–9 are known as the "Third Servant Song."

• Psalm 98Bible

  Psalm 98 is a nine-verse hymn of praise that summons the whole earth, the sea, and even the hills to celebrate with a new song the salvation the LORD has wrought. It closes in expectation of the LORD as King, who comes to judge the world with righteousness and equity.

• Isaiah 52Bible

  Isaiah 52 calls captive Zion to awake and arise, proclaiming the Lord's redemption and the return of His people. Verse 13 begins a song about the "Servant of the Lord," who will be highly exalted; the song continues into chapter 53.

• Isaiah 33Bible

  Isaiah 33 is the final chapter in the series of "woe" pronouncements that begins in Isaiah 28. It announces judgment on the destroyer and also presents a prayer to the LORD for salvation and a song celebrating the restoration of Zion.

• Deuteronomy 31Bible

  Deuteronomy 31 is the chapter in which Moses, at 120 years of age, installs and encourages Joshua as his successor, writes down the law and commands that it be read aloud every seven years, and teaches a song that will bear witness against the people's future unfaithfulness.

• Revelation 14:1-5Bible Verses

  Revelation 14:1-5 records a vision of the 144,000 standing with the Lamb on Mount Zion and singing a new song. Interpreters disagree about the identity of the 144,000, and the passage is frequently discussed because some groups cite it in support of their doctrines.

• Ephesians 5:19-21Bible Verses

  This passage describes how being filled with the Spirit (5:18) is expressed through song, thanksgiving, and mutual submission. It is often cited as a basis for worship music, and interpreters differ over how the "submitting yourselves one to another" of verse 21 relates to the instructions to wives and husbands that follow.