You pluck away on your harps as David did. You play new songs on musical instruments.

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.

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

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 harps and lyres at their banquets. They have tambourines, flutes and wine. But they don’t have any concern for the mighty acts of the Lord. They don’t have any respect for what his power has done.

Take the noise of your songs away! I will not listen to the music of your harps.

Another 4,000 will guard the gates. And 4,000 will praise the Lord with the instruments of music I’ve provided for that purpose.”

You have spent enough time in the past doing what ungodly people choose to do. You lived a wild life. You longed for evil things. You got drunk. You went to wild parties. You worshiped statues of gods, which the Lord hates.

I stored up silver and gold for myself. I gathered up the treasures of kings and their kingdoms. I got some male and female singers. I also got many women for myself. Women delight the hearts of men.

Sinful people send their children out like a flock of lambs. Their little ones dance around.They sing to the music of tambourines and lyres. They have a good time while flutes are being played.

The songs of musicians will never be heard in you again. Gone will be the music of harps, flutes and trumpets. No worker of any kind will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again.

“ The time is coming when the songs in the temple will turn to weeping,” announces the Lord and King.“ Many, many bodies will be thrown everywhere! So be quiet!”

Why did you run away in secret and trick me? Why didn’t you tell me? Then I could have sent you away happily. We could have sung to the music of tambourines and harps.

David told the Levite leaders to appoint other Levites as musicians. He wanted them to make a joyful sound with lyres, harps and cymbals.