Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 98:5
5Sing to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and melodious song.
Psalms 98:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
- New International Version (NIV)make music to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Sing to the Lord with the harp, With the harp and the sound of a psalm,
Context of Psalms 98:5
3He has remembered his love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen our God’s victory. 4Let the whole earth shout to the Lord; be jubilant, shout for joy, and sing. Sing to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and melodious song. 6With trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn shout triumphantly in the presence of the Lord, our King. 7Let the sea and all that fills it, the world and those who live in it, resound.
Read all of Psalms 98Psalms 98:5 word by word
זַמְּר֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה בְּכִנּ֑וֹר בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר וְק֣וֹל זִמְרָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 98:5
- Psalms 33:2Praise the Lord with the lyre; make music to him with a ten-stringed harp.
- Psalms 92:3with a ten-stringed harp and the music of a lyre.
- 1 Chronicles 15:16Then David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers and to have them raise their voices with joy accompanied by musical instruments — harps, lyres, and cymbals.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed their service:
- 2 Chronicles 29:25Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the Lord’s temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, Gad the king’s seer, and the prophet Nathan. For the command was from the Lord through his prophets.
- Revelation 5:8When he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and golden bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
- Revelation 14:2I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of cascading waters and like the rumbling of loud thunder. The sound I heard was like harpists playing on their harps.
Commentaries on Psalms 98:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5With - the voice of a Psalm - I think זמרה zimrah, which we translate Psalm, means either a musical instrument, or a species of ode modulated by different voices.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Sing unto the Lord with the harp - A song or psalm accompanied by the harp. On the harp. See the notes at Isaiah 5:12. And the voice of a psalm - The voice in singing; a musical voice. Let it not be mere instrumental music, but let that be accompanied with the voice uttering intelligible sounds or words. The only proper use of instrumental music in the worship of God is to deepen the impression which the words are adapted to make; to secure a better…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-9Verses 4-9 Let all the children of men rejoice in the setting up the kingdom of Christ, for all may benefit by it. The different orders of rational creatures in the universe, seem to be described in figurative language in the reign of the great Messiah. The kingdom of Christ will be a blessing to the whole creation. We expect his second coming to begin his glorious reign. Then shall heaven and earth rejoice, and the joy of the redeemed shall be full. But…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6The psalmist invites the whole earth to worship the King (see Psalm 96:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. make a loud noise--or, "burst forth" (Is 14:7; 44:23). before ... King--hail Him as your sovereign; and while, with every aid to demonstrate zeal and joy, intelligent creatures are invited to praise, as in Psa 96:11-13, inanimate nature is also summoned to honor Him who triumphs and rules in righteousness and equity.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 98
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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