God’s Word Translation
Psalms 150:3
3Praise him with sounds from horns. Praise him with harps and lyres.
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
1Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy place. Praise him in his mighty heavens. 2Praise him for his mighty acts. Praise him for his immense greatness. Praise him with sounds from horns. Praise him with harps and lyres. 4Praise him with tambourines and dancing. Praise him with stringed instruments and flutes. 5Praise him with loud cymbals. Praise him with crashing cymbals.
Read all of Psalms 150Psalms 150:3 word by word
הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ בְּתֵ֣קַע שׁוֹפָ֑ר הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּנֵ֣בֶל וְכִנּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 150:3
- Psalms 81:2Begin a psalm, and strike a tambourine. Play lyres and harps with their pleasant music.
- Psalms 98:5Make music to the Lord with a lyre, with a lyre and the melody of a psalm,
- Numbers 10:10Also, on your festival days and on the first day of the month, blow the trumpets when you sacrifice your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. The trumpets will be a reminder for you in God’s presence. I am the Lord your God.”
- 1 Chronicles 15:24The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer blew trumpets in front of God’s ark. Obed Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- 1 Chronicles 16:42Also, Heman and Jeduthun played trumpets, cymbals, and the ⌞other⌟ musical instruments that accompany sacred songs. Jeduthun’s sons were stationed at the gate.
- Daniel 3:5When you hear the sound of rams’ horns, flutes, lyres, harps, and three-stringed harps playing at the same time with all other kinds of instruments, bow down and worship the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
- Psalms 33:2Give thanks with a lyre to the Lord. Make music for him on a ten-stringed harp.
- Psalms 92:3on a ten-stringed instrument and a harp and with a melody on a lyre.
- Psalms 108:2Wake up, harp and lyre! I want to wake up at dawn.
- Psalms 149:3Let them praise his name with dancing. Let them make music to him with tambourines and lyres,
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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