About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

How is it then, brothers? Whenever you come together, each one has a psalm, a teaching, a revelation, [another] language, or an interpretation. All things must be done for edification.

Let the message about the Messiah dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, and singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us shout triumphantly to Him in song.

Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell about all His wonderful works!

After singing psalms, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Sing a song of instruction, for God is King of all the earth.

God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.

Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah

I will praise You with all my heart, Lord my God, and will honor Your name forever.

Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; play the lyre to our God,

My servants will shout for joy from a glad heart, but you will cry out from an anguished heart, and you will lament out of a broken spirit.

These people honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.

But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship Him.

God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."