Songs Referencing the Bible

Sometimes I listen to music or read the Bible and I think “…I’ve heard that somewhere”. This page keeps me from trying to figure it out every time.

Psalms

Psalm 24:4-6 - Chris Tomlin, Give Us Clean Hands

He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah

Psalm 35:5-7 - Third Day, Your Love oh Lord

Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord. How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

Psalm 42:7 - My Epic, Liturgy

Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me.

Psalm 51 - Jon Foreman, White As Snow

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.

Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Psalm 116:15 - My Epic, Perfector

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Psalm 120:7 - Impending Doom, When Waters Run Deep

I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war!

Psalm 121:1 - Casting Crowns, Praise You In This Storm

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 8:6-7 - Misty Edwards, You Won’t Relent

Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, he would be utterly despised.

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 20:9 - Sleeping Giant, Eyes Wide Open

If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot.

Micah

Micah 7 - Jon Foreman, Equally Skilled

This song as a whole takes heavy inspiration from this chapter.

Haggai

Haggai 2:9 - My Epic, Ashes

The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.

Matthew

Matthew 11:17 - mewithoutYou, Torches Together

We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.