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Psalms 92:3
3on a ten-stringed instrument and a harp and with a melody on a lyre.
Psalms 92:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
- New International Version (NIV)to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.
- English Standard Version (ESV)to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.
- New King James Version (NKJV)On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound.
Context of Psalms 92:3
1It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to make music to praise your name, O Most High. 2It is good to announce your mercy in the morning and your faithfulness in the evening on a ten-stringed instrument and a harp and with a melody on a lyre. 4You made me find joy in what you have done, O Lord. I will sing joyfully about the works of your hands. 5How spectacular are your works, O Lord! How very deep are your thoughts!
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עֲֽלֵי־עָ֭שׂוֹר וַעֲלֵי־נָ֑בֶל עֲלֵ֖י הִגָּי֣וֹן בְּכִנּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 92:3
- Psalms 33:2Give thanks with a lyre to the Lord. Make music for him on a ten-stringed harp.
- Psalms 57:8Wake up, my soul! Wake up, harp and lyre! I want to wake up at dawn.
- Psalms 68:25The singers are in front. The musicians are behind them. The young women beating tambourines are between them.
- Psalms 81:2Begin a psalm, and strike a tambourine. Play lyres and harps with their pleasant music.
- Psalms 149:3Let them praise his name with dancing. Let them make music to him with tambourines and lyres,
- Psalms 150:3Praise him with sounds from horns. Praise him with harps and lyres.
- 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 25:6All these ⌞Levites⌟ sang at the Lord’s temple under the direction of their fathers Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. They played cymbals, lyres, and harps for worship in God’s temple under the direction of the king.
- 2 Chronicles 23:5Another third must be at the royal palace. And another third must be at Foundation Gate. All the people must be in the courtyards of the Lord’s temple.
- 2 Chronicles 29:25He had the Levites stand in the Lord’s temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres as David, the king’s seer Gad, and the prophet Nathan had ordered. This command came from the Lord through his prophets.
- Psalms 9:16The Lord is known by the judgment he has carried out. The wicked person is trapped by the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah
Commentaries on Psalms 92:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Upon an instrument of ten strings - Eusebius, in his comment on this Psalm, says: , ̔ ̔ , , · "The Psaltery of ten strings is the worship of the Holy Spirit, performed by means of the five senses of the body, and by the five powers of the soul." And, to confirm this interpretation, he quotes the apostle, 1 Corinthians 14:15; : "I will pray with the spirit, and with the understanding also; I will sing with the spirit, and with the understanding also." "As…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Upon an instrument of ten strings - The general idea in this verse is, that instruments “of all kinds” are to be employed in celebrating the praises of God. On the instrument here referred to, see the notes at Psalm 33:2. And upon the psaltery - Or “lyre.” See the notes at Isaiah 5:12. The word is there translated viol. Upon the harp with a solemn sound - Margin, upon the solemn sound with the harp.” Prof. Alexander renders this, “On meditation with a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The psalmist offers praise and thanksgiving for God’s loving devotion and faithfulness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. In such a work all proper aid must be used. with a ... sound--or, on Higgaion (see on Psa 9:16), perhaps an instrument of that name, from its sound resembling the muttered sound of meditation, as expressed also by the word. This is joined with the harp.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 92
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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