Psalms 150:5

Psalms 150:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
• New International Version (NIV)praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals!

Context of Psalms 150:5

3Praise him with sounds from horns. Praise him with harps and lyres. 4Praise him with tambourines and dancing. Praise him with stringed instruments and flutes. Praise him with loud cymbals. Praise him with crashing cymbals. 6Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Hallelujah!

Psalms 150:5 word by word

הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ בְצִלְצְלֵי־שָׁ֑מַע הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥י תְרוּעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• him upon the loudשֶׁ֫מַעshêma‛ · soundH8088
• cymbalsצֶלְצְלִיםtselâtsal · cymbalsH6767
• him upon the high soundingתְּרוּעָהterû‛âh · shoutH8643

Cross-references for Psalms 150:5

• 1 Chronicles 15:16David told the Levite leaders to appoint some of their relatives to serve as musicians. They were expected to play music on harps, lyres, and cymbals to produce joyful music for singing.
• 1 Chronicles 16:5Asaph was the head; Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel with harps and lyres. Asaph played the cymbals.
• 1 Chronicles 25:1David and the army commanders appointed the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to serve as prophets with lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed this service:

Commentaries on Psalms 150:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Praise him upon the loud cymbals - literally, “the cymbals of sound” or hearing. That is, Let there be audibly expressed joy. The allusion here is to an instrument of music that was most distinctly heard in union with other instruments. The sound of the cymbal would be most clearly audible in its accompaniment of the other instruments referred to, as the sound of cymbals, or as the “triangle” would be now. The Hebrew word rendered cymbal means a tinkling…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. 55. cymbals--suited to loud praise (Ne 12:27).Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 5with resounding cymbals Heb. בצלצלי שמע, cymbals that let a sound be heard.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 150:5

• Cymbal
• Music
• Praise

In the dictionaries

• Cymbals
• Music, Instrumental
• Hallel
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• Psalms, Book of
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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