Psalm 43:4

New International Reader's Version

Then I will go to the altar of God. I will go to God. He is my joy and my delight. God, you are my God. I will praise you by playing the lyre.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:5

David was celebrating with all his might in front of the Lord. So was the whole community of Israel. All of them were playing castanets, harps, lyres, tambourines, rattles and cymbals.

Psalm 26:6

I wash my hands to show that I’m not guilty. Lord, I come near your altar.

Psalm 33:2

With the harp, praise the Lord. With the lyre that has ten strings, make music to him.

Psalm 42:6

My spirit is very sad deep down inside me. So I will remember you here where the Jordan River begins. I will remember you here on the Hermon mountains and on Mount Mizar.

Psalm 57:8

My spirit, wake up! Harp and lyre, wake up! I want to sing and make music before the sun rises.

Psalm 57:9

Lord, I will praise you among the nations. I will sing about you among the people of the earth.

Psalm 63:2

I have seen you in the sacred tent. There I have seen your power and your glory.

Psalm 81:2

Let the music begin. Play the tambourines. Play sweet music on harps and lyres.

Isaiah 61:10

The people of Jerusalem will say, “We take great delight in the Lord. We are joyful because we belong to our God. He has dressed us with salvation as if it were our clothes. He has put robes of godliness on us. We are like a groom who is dressed up for his wedding. We are like a bride who decorates herself with her jewels.

Zechariah 13:9

I will put this third in the fire. I will make them as pure as silver. I will test them like gold. They will call out to me. And I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people.’ And they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”

Romans 5:11

And that is not all. We are full of joy in God because of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of him, God has brought us back to himself.

Revelation 5:8

Then the four living creatures and the 24 elders fell down in front of the Lamb. Each one had a harp. They were holding golden bowls full of incense. They stand for the prayers of God’s people.