Amos 5:23-24

Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Amos 5

6 songs meet this passage

  • Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. (feat. Florida Georgia Line) · Chase Rice

    strains against Amos 5:23-24

    The song's casual 'amen' as a punctuation for good times contrasts with Scripture's concern that worship and justice be more than comfortable ritual.

  • “Even holdin' hands walkin' outta church now”

    Single Saturday Night · Cole Swindell

    strains against Amos 5:21-24

    Church appears as a backdrop to romance rather than a place of worship or devotion, missing the weight Scripture gives to genuine faith and justice.

  • “Cops give a damn about a negro?”

    Changes (1998 Greatest Hits) [Edit] [feat. Talent] · 2Pac

    resonates with Amos 5:24

    The cry against unjust treatment and a system that devalues certain lives echoes the prophets' demand that justice roll down like a river.

  • “I could die on foreign streets, but I could not vote”

    Old Man & Me · Hootie & The Blowfish

    resonates with Amos 5:24

    The old man's lament over serving a country that denied him basic justice echoes the prophetic cry for justice to roll down like waters.

  • Ridin' (feat. Krayzie Bone) · Chamillionaire

    resonates with Amos 5:24

    The flash of genuine grievance about being targeted unjustly brushes against Scripture's demand for justice to roll down, even if the song never develops it.

  • “They killing us for no reason”

    The Bigger Picture · Lil Baby

    resonates with Amos 5:24

    The demand for justice to 'roll down like waters' matches the song's insistence that real change, not mere words, is overdue.