²⁵ Now the older son was in the field: and when he came near the house, the sounds of music and dancing came to his ears.

²⁰ And Miriam, the woman prophet, the sister of Aaron, took an instrument of music in her hand; and all the women went after her with music and dances.

³² They are like children who are seated in the market-place, crying out to one another, and saying, We made music for you, but you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow, but you were not sad.

⁴ I will again make new your buildings, O virgin of Israel, and you will take up your place: again you will take up your instruments of music, and go out in the dances of those who are glad.

⁴ A time for weeping and a time for laughing; a time for sorrow and a time for dancing;

⁴ Give him praise with instruments of brass and in the dance: give him praise with horns and corded instruments.

³ Let them give praise to his name in the dance: let them make melody to him with instruments of brass and corded instruments of music.

¹ <A Song of the going up.> When the Lord made a change in Zion's fate, we were like men in a dream.

¹¹ By you my sorrow is turned into dancing; you have taken away my clothing of grief, and given me robes of joy;

¹⁴ And David, clothed in a linen ephod, was dancing before the Lord with all his strength.

¹¹ And he said, A certain man had two sons:

¹² And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.