“Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
And David was dancing before the Lord with all his strength, and David was wearing a linen ephod.
When the Lord brought back the captives of Zion, We were like those who dream.
They shall praise His name with dancing; They shall sing praises to Him with tambourine and lyre.
Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flute.
You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have untied my sackcloth and encircled me with joy,
Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took the tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dancing.
A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance.
“I will build you again and you will be rebuilt, Virgin of Israel! You will take up your tambourines again, And go out to the dances of the revelers.
for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.
And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be.
They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a song of mourning, and you did not weep.’