Ephesians 5:19

Modern

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,

Traditional

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Literal

…speaking to each other in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

Latin

…loquentes vobismetipsis in psalmis, et hymnis, et canticis spiritualibus, cantantes et psallentes in cordibus vestris Domino,

Greek

English

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,

with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs: Lives filled with the Holy Spirit will show themselves through singing and making music (Colossians 3:16–17). Joyful praise, worship, and giving thanks are good responses to God's saving grace.
Speak to one another: Singing together strengthens the body of Christ.
The Lord hears the music in our hearts. The Lord knows and values our sincere worship, even when it is not expressed out loud but comes from deep inside us.
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Jesus Christ is our mediator and representative as we approach God (compare John 14:13^–14; 16:23–27; Revelation 22:4).

Paul gives believers specific guidelines for living a new life in Christ.

Theme notes and profiles

Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
1 Corinthians 14:26
What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.
Psalm 95:2
Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.
Acts 16:25
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Psalm 147:7
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
James 5:13
Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
Psalm 105:2–3
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
John 4:23–24
But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.
Psalm 62:8
Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
Isaiah 65:14
My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
Psalm 86:12
I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.
Matthew 26:30
And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.