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Psalms 33:2
2Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
Psalms 33:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Praise the Lord with the harp; Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.
Context of Psalms 33:2
1Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. 3Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. 4For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
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הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה בְּכִנּ֑וֹר בְּנֵ֥בֶל עָ֝שׂ֗וֹר זַמְּרוּ־לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 33:2
- Psalms 81:2Begin the music, strike the timbrel, play the melodious harp and lyre.
- Psalms 92:3to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.
- Psalms 98:4Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music;
- Psalms 144:9I will sing a new song to you, my God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,
- Psalms 149:3Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.
- Psalms 150:3Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,
- Exodus 15:20Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing.
- 2 Samuel 6:5David and all Israel were celebrating with all their might before the Lord, with castanets, harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals.
- 1 Chronicles 15:16David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.
- 1 Chronicles 25:3As for Jeduthun, from his sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp in thanking and praising the Lord.
- Revelation 5:8And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.
- Revelation 14:2And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.
- 1 Chronicles 13:8David and all the Israelites were celebrating with all their might before God, with songs and with harps, lyres, timbrels, cymbals and trumpets.
Commentaries on Psalms 33:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Praise the Lord with harp - כנור kinnor ; probably something like our harp: but Calmet thinks it the ancient testudo, or lyre with three strings. The psalter - נבל nebel . Our translation seems to make a third instrument in this place, by rendering עשור asor, an instrument of ten strings; whereas they should both be joined together, for עשור נבל nebel -asor signifies the nebal, or nabla, with ten strings, or holes. Calmet supposes this to have resembled…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Praise the Lord with harp - For a description of the “harp,” see the notes at Isaiah 5:12. Sing unto him with the psaltery - For the meaning of this word, also, see the notes at Isaiah 5:12, where the word is rendered “viol.” And an instrument of ten strings - The word “and” is supplied here by the translators as if, in this place, a third instrument was referred to, distinct from the harp and the psaltery. The more correct rendering, however, would be…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The psalmist urges the godly to praise the Lord with melodies, with a new song, and with skillfully-played music.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221-3. The sentiment falls in with Psa 32:11 (compare 1Co 14:15). The instruments (Psa 92:3; 144:9) do not exclude the voice.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 33
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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