Bible Verses about “dancing in the church”
The Bible contains 14 verses about dancing in the church across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;”
“Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.”
“Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.”
“¶ Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.”
“Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.”
“Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.”
“Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.”
“Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.”
“‹Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.›”
“And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.”
“And David danced before the LORD with all [his] might; and David [was] girded with a linen ephod.”
“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.”
“Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;”
“¶ And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.”