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Psalms 33:3
3Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
Psalms 33:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.
Context of Psalms 33:3
1Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. 2Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing 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. 5The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
Read all of Psalms 33Psalms 33:3 word by word
שִֽׁירוּ־ל֭וֹ שִׁ֣יר חָדָ֑שׁ הֵיטִ֥יבוּ נַ֝גֵּ֗ן בִּתְרוּעָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 33:3
- Psalms 96:1Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.
- Psalms 98:1Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
- Psalms 144:9I will sing a new song to you, my God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,
- Psalms 149:1Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.
- Isaiah 42:10Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.
- Ephesians 5:19speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,
- Colossians 3:16Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
- Revelation 14:3And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 15:22Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; that was his responsibility because he was skillful at it.
- 1 Chronicles 25:7Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord—they numbered 288.
- 2 Chronicles 34:12The workers labored faithfully. Over them to direct them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites descended from Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descended from Kohath. The Levites—all who were skilled in playing musical instruments—
Commentaries on Psalms 33:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Sing unto him a new song - Do not wear out the old forms: fresh mercies call for new songs of praise and gratitude. Play skilfully with a loud noise - Let sense and sound accompany each other; let the style of the music be suited to the words. This skill is possessed by few singers. They can make a loud noise, but they cannot adapt sound to sense.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Sing unto him a new song - A song specially composed for this occasion; expressive of the special feelings suggested by this occasion, or appropriate to this new manifestation of the divine goodness and mercy. Such occasions, exhibiting some new phase of the divine goodness, demanded new language appropriate to them. So now, new hymns of praise, and new tunes in music, are demanded to meet the ever-varying manifestations of the mercy of God; and as the…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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