New King James Version
Psalms 150:4
4Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
Psalms 150:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
- New International Version (NIV)praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe!
- New Living Translation (NLT)Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and flutes!
Context of Psalms 150:4
2Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness! 3Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp! Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes! 5Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals! 6Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Read all of Psalms 150Psalms 150:4 word by word
הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ בְתֹ֣ף וּמָח֑וֹל הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּמִנִּ֥ים וְעוּגָֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 150:4
- Exodus 15:20Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
- Psalms 149:3Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.
- Psalms 33:2Praise the Lord with the harp; Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.
- Psalms 92:3On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound.
- Psalms 144:9I will sing a new song to You, O God; On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
- Isaiah 38:20“The Lord was ready to save me; Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments All the days of our life, in the house of the Lord.”
- Habakkuk 3:19The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills. To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments.
- Job 30:31My harp is turned to mourning, And my flute to the voice of those who weep.
Commentaries on Psalms 150:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Praise him with the timbrel - Hebrew, תף tôph See this described in the notes at Isaiah 5:12. It is rendered tabret and tabrets in Genesis 31:27; 1 Samuel 10:5; 1 Samuel 18:6; Isaiah 5:12; Isaiah 24:8; Isaiah 30:32; Jeremiah 31:4; Ezekiel 28:13; timbrel and timbrels in Exodus 15:20; Judges 11:34; 2 Samuel 6:5; 1 Chronicles 13:8; Job 21:12; Psalm 81:2; Psalm 149:3; and in the margin in Jeremiah 31:4. The word does not occur elsewhere. It was an instrument…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
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 4with stringed instrument and flute Heb. במנים ועגב. They are kinds of musical instruments.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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