The Song of Deborah and BarukĪnother victory song-and one of the oldest texts in the Bible.ĭeborah, a prophetess, leads a small Israeli militia against their Canaanite overlord’s well-armed forces. Her field officer Baruk meets the enemy commander, Sisera, on the battle field.
The song reminds Israel of the the Lord’s blessings, and warns them of the consequences of disobeying him.Ī God of faithfulness and without injustice, It’s a covenant song of God’s faithfulness: He is the righteous Rock of Israel. Then Moses sums it all up in a song, which he and Joshua teach to the people. He lays down the law, appoints Joshua as the new leader, and makes the people swear their allegiance to their God. Int he book of Deuteronomy, Moses recommissions the nation of Israel to love and obey the Lord when they enter the promised land. It’s a pretty happy occasion, and the Israelites break into song: “Beer” is Hebrew for “well,” and (surprise, surprise) there’s a big well there where the whole nation refills its water supply. The song of wells in the wildernessĪs Israel wanders through the wilderness in the book of Numbers, they come to a place called Beer. The horse and his rider He has hurled into the sea. Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted Then Moses leads the men in a song of praise to God, while Miriam leads the women in the chorus: When the Egyptians pursue them, God shuts the sea over them, washing away chariots and horsemen.
God parts the Red Sea, allowing the children of Israel to cross on dry ground, escaping Pharaoh’s army. The first song in the Bible happens after one of its greatest miracles. All the (non-Psalm) songs in the Bible, in order The song of Moses and Miriam This list just sticks with the pieces that are explicitly called songs, lamentations, and dirges-as well as poems that the Bible says people sing or chant. … but he also may have just put together a witty little poem with no music.
It may very well be that Samson sang his poem about the donkey’s jawbone in Judges 15:16 … I left them out because I wanted to list the pieces that are explicitly called songs (or kinds of songs). You may read through these and notice a few songs missing: the Magnificat, Hannah’s prayer, etc. And just in case you’re curious, you’re welcome to check out the piece I wrote on the different kinds of Psalms. We’ll kick things off with a few stats about the songs in the Bible, then examine each of the non-psalms one by one. (With a little help from Logos Bible Software.) Your worship leader will probably give you a high five if you share this with them. I’ve pulled those non-Psalms together in one place for your reference. (I say 35ish because some of those songs are very similar to Psalms, and other pieces of poetry may or may not have been sung.) Six more of these songs come from the other two songbooks of the Bible: Song of Solomon and Lamentations.īut you can find 35ish more songs, chants, dirges, and hymns scattered across the Old and New Testaments. Granted, 150 of these songs are in the book of Psalms, which actually is a songbook written by many Israelite leaders over the centuries. The Bible isn’t a songbook, but did you know there are at least 185 songs in the Bible? Battles, coronations, funerals, cities being sacked, and seas splitting up-you can find songs in the Bible for all kinds of occasions.
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