And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD,

Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.

Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.

David again assembled the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in all. And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it. They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart, bringing with it the ark of God. And Ahio was walking in front of the ark. 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. . . .

He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.

Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.

Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.

‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.

Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness. 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.

Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.

It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.