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In Scripture, songs express praise, thanksgiving, joy, victory and love. They also express sadness and derision and can be used to teach and warn. In heaven believers will sing a new song to God.
Different kinds of song
Songs of praise and thanksgiving 2Ch 5:13; Ps 69:30 See also Ne 12:8,46; Ps 28:7; Ps 95:2; Jer 30:18-19; Jnh 2:9; Jas 5:13
Songs of joy and celebration Ps 98:4 See also 2Sa 6:5 pp 1Ch 13:8; 1Ch 15:16; Ps 100:2; Ps 107:22; Ps 126:2,6; Isa 52:9; Isa 55:12
Songs of victory and deliverance Ex 15:1-18 The song celebrating God’s spectacular victory over Pharaoh and his army (compare with Rev 15:3). See also Jdg 5:1-3; 1Sa 18:6-7; 2Sa 22:1-4; Ps 18:2; Ps 32:7; Ps 42:8; Ps 118:15; Isa 26:1; Isa 44:23; Isa 49:13
Psalms and hymns Col 3:16 “psalms, hymns and spiritual songs” are not clearly distinguished from each other in Scripture. See also 1Ch 16:7; Ps 40:3; Ps 47:7; Mt 26:30 pp Mk 14:26; 1Co 14:26; Ac 16:25; Eph 5:19
Songs of ascent Ps 122:1 Title Psalms 120-134, the so-called “Songs of Ascent”, are thought to have been sung by pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem.
Songs of love Ps 45:1 Title The title to this psalm describes it as “a wedding song”; SS 1:1; Isa 5:1; Eze 33:32
Laments 2Sa 1:17-19 See also 2Sa 3:33-34; 2Ch 35:25; Ps 102:1-2; Jer 7:29; Jer 9:10,20; La 2:5 The book of Lamentations is a series of laments after the fall of Jerusalem; Eze 19:1,14; Eze 26:17-18; Eze 27:2,32; Eze 28:12; Eze 32:16; Am 5:1
Songs of derision Job 30:9; Ps 69:12; La 3:14,63; Mic 2:4
God is described as the song of believers
Ps 118:14 See also Ex 15:2; Isa 12:2
Songs can teach and warn
Dt 32:44-46 See also Dt 31:19,22,30; Ps 119:54; Eph 5:19
A new song
Singing a new song to God expresses a renewed desire to praise him Ps 40:1-3 See also Ps 33:3; Ps 98:1; Ps 144:9; Ps 149:1; Isa 42:10
In heaven God’s people will sing a new song Rev 5:9-10 See also Rev 14:3