In worship and praise, various instruments are mentioned as being used to express devotion to God. According to Psalms 150:3-4, instruments such as the lyre, harp, and trumpet are used to praise the Lord. The New Testament also references musical instruments, as seen in Ephesians 5:19, where believers are encouraged to sing with instrumental accompaniment. Additionally, 1 Samuel 16:23 and 2 Samuel 6:5 provide examples of instruments being used in worship in the Old Testament, while Isaiah 38:20 mentions singing with instruments as a way to give thanks to God.
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Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre. Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.
The LORD will save me; we will play songs on stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the LORD.