who strum on the strings of a harp; who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;

弹琴鼓瑟唱消闲的歌曲，为自己制造乐器，如同大卫所造的；

他们以琴瑟逍遥歌唱，为自己作曲，像大卫一样；

他们以琴瑟逍遥歌唱，为自己作曲，像大卫一样；

你们伴着琴声唱慵懒的歌，像大卫一样为自己制造乐器。

你们闲逸地弹琴奏乐，又为自己制造乐器，像大卫一样。

彈琴鼓瑟唱消閑的歌曲，為自己製造樂器，如同大衛所造的；

他們以琴瑟逍遙歌唱，為自己作曲，像大衛一樣；

他們以琴瑟逍遙歌唱，為自己作曲，像大衛一樣；

你們伴著琴聲唱慵懶的歌，像大衛一樣為自己製造樂器。

你們閒逸地彈琴奏樂，又為自己製造樂器，像大衛一樣。

那些應琵琶聲嘁嘁喳喳胡唱，還自己編製各種詩歌要媲美大衛的！

和琴瑟之聲、歌無謂之曲、為己而製樂器、同乎大衛、

彈琴作歌、製樂器、一如大闢、

彈琴作歌、為己製樂器、一如大衛、

You strum away on your harps like David and improvise on musical instruments.

You pluck away on your harps as David did. You play new songs on musical instruments.

who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David invent for themselves instruments of music,

You sing trivial songs to the sound of the harp and fancy yourselves to be great musicians like David.

They improvise songs to the sound of the harp and invent their own musical instruments like David.

Who improvise to the sound of the harp, And like David have composed songs for themselves,

Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments, And invent for yourselves musical instruments like David;

that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;

They improvise songs to the sound of the harp and invent their own musical instruments like David.

That chant to the sound of the viol,[ and] invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

They sing to the tune of stringed instruments; like David they invent musical instruments.

The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don’t respect the work of Yahweh, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.

Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.

four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”

For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.

I also gathered silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men: musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

They send out their little ones like a flock. Their children dance.They sing to the tambourine and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.

The voice of harpists, minstrels, flute players, and trumpeters will be heard no more at all in you. No craftsman, of whatever craft, will be found any more at all in you. The sound of a mill will be heard no more at all in you.

The songs of the temple will be wailing in that day,” says the Lord Yahweh.“ The dead bodies will be many. In every place they will throw them out with silence.

Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn’t tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp;

David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.