Psalms 149:3

Psalms 149:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
• New International Version (NIV)Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.

Context of Psalms 149:3

1Hallelujah! Sing unto Jehovah a new song; [sing] his praise in the congregation of the godly. 2Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; let the sons of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise his name in the dance; let them sing psalms unto him with the tambour and harp. 4For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people; he beautifieth the meek with salvation. 5Let the godly exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.

Psalms 149:3 word by word

יְהַֽלְל֣וּ שְׁמ֣וֹ בְמָח֑וֹל בְּתֹ֥ף וְ֝כִנּ֗וֹר יְזַמְּרוּ־לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• singזָמַרzâmar · to singH2167
• harpכִּנּוֹרkinnôr · lyreH3658

Cross-references for Psalms 149:3

• Psalms 150:4Praise him with the tambour and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe;
• Exodus 15:20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the tambour in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambours and with dances.
• Judges 11:34And Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house, and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambours and with dances; and she was an only child: besides her he had neither son nor daughter.
• 2 Samuel 6:16And as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart.
• Jeremiah 31:13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old together; for I will turn their mourning into gladness, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice after their sorrow.
• Psalms 33:2Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp; sing psalms unto him with the ten-stringed lute.
• Psalms 81:2Raise a song, and sound the tambour, the pleasant harp with the lute.
• Psalms 137:2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
• Psalms 150:3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with lute and harp;
• 1 Chronicles 15:28And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the trumpet, and with clarions, and with cymbals, playing aloud with lutes and harps.
• 1 Chronicles 16:42and with them, [with] Heman and Jeduthun, trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud; and the musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.
• 1 Chronicles 25:6All these were under the direction of their fathers Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, lutes and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the direction of the king.
• 2 Chronicles 29:25And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with lutes, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah through his prophets.
• Ezra 3:10And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, they set the priests in their apparel, with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Jehovah according to the directions of David king of Israel.

Commentaries on Psalms 149:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Let them praise his name in the dance - Margin, with the pipe. The Hebrew word here - מחול mâchôl - is rendered dancing in Psalm 30:11; dance, as here, Psalm 150:4 (where also the margin has pipe); Jeremiah 31:13; Lamentations 5:15; dances, Jeremiah 31:4. It does not elsewhere occur. On the verb חול chûl see Psalm 10:5, note; Psalm 51:5, note. Here it cannot be improper to regard it as referring to that measured tread, or solemn movement which…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9This psalm of praise celebrates the Lord's victory. God is the Maker of Israel (Psalm 149:1–2) and the victorious King who shares his glory with his faithful followers (149:3–9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. in the dance--(Psa 30:11). The dance is connected with other terms, expressive of the great joy of the occasion. The word may be rendered "lute," to which the other instruments are joined. sing praises--or, sing and play.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 149:3

• Dancing
• Harp
• Music
• Praise
• Timbrel

In the dictionaries

• Dance
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• Psalms, Book of
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Commentaries on Psalms 149

• 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