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

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.

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.

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

They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts, but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord, or see the work of his hands.

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

4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise.”

For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.

I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I got singers, both men and women, and many concubines, the delight of the sons of man.

They send out their little boys like a flock, and their children dance.They sing to the tambourine and the lyre and rejoice to the sound of the pipe.

and the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will be heard in you no more, and a craftsman of any craft will be found in you no more, and the sound of the mill will be heard in you no more,

The songs of the temple shall become wailings in that day,” declares the Lord God.“ So many dead bodies!”“ They are thrown everywhere!”“ Silence!”

Why did you flee secretly and trick me, and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with mirth and songs, with tambourine and lyre?

David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.