What does the Bible say about harp?

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A stringed instrument of music Isaiah 38:20; Ezekiel 33:32; Habakkuk 3:19
With three strings (margin) 1 Samuel 18:6
Ten strings Psalms 33:2; Psalms 92:3; Psalms 144:9; Psalms 150:4
Originated with Jubal Genesis 4:21
Made of almug wood 1 Kings 10:12
David skillful in manipulating 1 Samuel 16:16; 1 Samuel 16:23
Used in worship 1 Samuel 10:5; 1 Chronicles 16:5; 1 Chronicles 25:1-7; 2 Chronicles 5:12; 2 Chronicles 5:13; 2 Chronicles 29:25; Psalms 33:2; Psalms 43:4; Psalms 49:4; Psalms 57:8; Psalms 71:22; Psalms 81:2
Used, in national jubilees, after the triumph over Goliath, (margin) 1 Samuel 18:6
Over the armies of Ammon and Moab 2 Chronicles 20:28
When the new walls of Jerusalem were dedicated Nehemiah 12:27; Nehemiah 12:36
Used in festivities Genesis 31:27; Job 21:11; Job 21:12; Isaiah 5:12; Isaiah 23:16; Isaiah 24:8; Isaiah 30:32; Ezekiel 26:13; Revelation 18:22
In mourning Job 30:31
Discordant 1 Corinthians 14:7
Hung on the willows by the captive Jews Psalms 137:2
Heard in heaven, in John’s apocalyptic vision Revelation 5:8; Revelation 14:2; Revelation 15:2
The symbol used in the psalmody to indicate when the harp was to be introduced in the music was “Neginoth.” See titles of Psalms 4; Psalms 6; Psalms 54; Psalms 55; Psalms 61; Psalms 67; Psalms 76
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