Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
The 1611 reading
Serue the LORD with gladnes: come before his presence with singing.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of sing, meaning to produce musical sounds with the voice; to celebrate, praise, or tell in song.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 18:6
Complete exact-word concordance
Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Serue the LORD with gladnes: come before his presence with singing.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing, then said they among the heathen: The LORD hath done great things for them.
1611 marginal noteHebr. hath magnified to doe with them.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Uttering melodious or musical notes; making a shrill sound; celebrating in song; reciting in verse.