“Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe!
And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them.
They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, “‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’
Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin Israel! Again you shall adorn yourself with tambourines and shall go forth in the dance of the merrymakers.
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
A Song of Ascents. When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.
And David danced before the Lord with all his might. And David was wearing a linen ephod.
Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing.
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
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