The word in Scripture

Harp in the Bible

The word harp appears 30 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The harp is an instrument of worship and praise. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What harp means in the Bible

The harp is an instrument of worship and praise.

Where the word harp appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word harp appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.”Genesis 4:21

“Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?”Genesis 31:27

“They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.”Job 21:12

“My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.”Job 30:31

“Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.”Psalms 98:5

“Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.”Psalms 149:3

“Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.”Isaiah 23:16

“The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.”Isaiah 24:8