New Living Translation
Psalms 33:3
3Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.
Psalms 33:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
- New International Version (NIV)Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
- 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.
Context of Psalms 33:3
1Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord; it is fitting for the pure to praise him. 2Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp. Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy. 4For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does. 5He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth.
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 a new song to the Lord! Let the whole earth sing to the Lord!
- Psalms 98:1Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has done wonderful deeds. His right hand has won a mighty victory; his holy arm has shown his saving power!
- Psalms 144:9I will sing a new song to you, O God! I will sing your praises with a ten-stringed harp.
- Psalms 149:1Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song. Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful.
- Isaiah 42:10Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing his praises from the ends of the earth! Sing, all you who sail the seas, all you who live in distant coastlands.
- Ephesians 5:19singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts.
- Colossians 3:16Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song with these words: “You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it. For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
- Revelation 14:3This great choir sang a wonderful new song in front of the throne of God and before the four living beings and the twenty-four elders. No one could learn this song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
- 1 Chronicles 13:8David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments—lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
- 1 Chronicles 15:22Kenaniah, the head Levite, was chosen as the choir leader because of his skill.
- 1 Chronicles 25:7They and their families were all trained in making music before the Lord, and each of them—288 in all—was an accomplished musician.
- 2 Chronicles 34:12The workers served faithfully under the leadership of Jahath and Obadiah, Levites of the Merarite clan, and Zechariah and Meshullam, Levites of the Kohathite clan. Other Levites, all of whom were skilled musicians,
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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