American Standard Version
Psalms 150:3
3Praise him with trumpet sound:Praise him with psaltery and harp.
Psalms 150:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
- New International Version (NIV)Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp!
Context of Psalms 150:3
1Praise ye Jehovah. Praise God in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of his power. 2Praise him for his mighty acts: Praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with trumpet sound: Praise him with psaltery and harp. 4Praise him with timbrel and dance: Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe. 5Praise him with loud cymbals: Praise him with high sounding cymbals.
Read all of Psalms 150Psalms 150:3 word by word
הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ בְּתֵ֣קַע שׁוֹפָ֑ר הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּנֵ֣בֶל וְכִנּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 150:3
- Psalms 81:2Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.
- Psalms 98:5Sing praises unto Jehovah with the harp; With the harp and the voice of melody.
- Numbers 10:10Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings; and they shall be to you for a memorial before your God: I am Jehovah your God.
- 1 Chronicles 15:24And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- 1 Chronicles 16:42and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.
- Daniel 3:5that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up;
- Psalms 33:2Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.
- Psalms 92:3With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery; With a solemn sound upon the harp.
- Psalms 108:2Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early.
- Psalms 149:3Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp.
Commentaries on Psalms 150:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet - Margin, cornet. In this verse and the verses following there is an allusion to the instruments of music which were commonly employed in Hebrew worship. The idea is, that all these - all that could properly express praise - should be used to celebrate the praises of God. Each one, with its own distinct note, and all combined in harmony, should be employed for this purpose. Most of these instruments, and many more…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5The psalmist calls all people to praise God with instruments and dancing. flutes: These are wind instruments (instruments you blow into to make sound). The Bible does not mention them as part of formal temple worship. This suggests they were used more in everyday life or celebrations, rather than in official worship at the temple. clashing cymbals: Temple musicians clapped two bronze bowls together to make a loud sound as part of the music.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. trumpet--used to call religious assemblies;Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 150
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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