Psalms 150:5

Psalms 150:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
• New International Version (NIV)praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals!

Context of Psalms 150:5

3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. 4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 6Let every thing that hath breath praise Yah. Hallelujah.

Psalms 150:5 word by word

הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ בְצִלְצְלֵי־שָׁ֑מַע הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥י תְרוּעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• him upon the loudשֶׁ֫מַעshêma‛ · soundH8088
• cymbalsצֶלְצְלִיםtselâtsal · cymbalsH6767
• him upon the high soundingתְּרוּעָהterû‛âh · shoutH8643

Cross-references for Psalms 150:5

• 1 Chronicles 15:16And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
• 1 Chronicles 16:5Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed–edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
• 1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

Commentaries on Psalms 150:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Praise him upon the loud cymbals - literally, “the cymbals of sound” or hearing. That is, Let there be audibly expressed joy. The allusion here is to an instrument of music that was most distinctly heard in union with other instruments. The sound of the cymbal would be most clearly audible in its accompaniment of the other instruments referred to, as the sound of cymbals, or as the “triangle” would be now. The Hebrew word rendered cymbal means a tinkling…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. 55. cymbals--suited to loud praise (Ne 12:27).Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 5with resounding cymbals Heb. בצלצלי שמע, cymbals that let a sound be heard.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 150:5

• Cymbal
• Music
• Praise

In the dictionaries

• Cymbals
• Music, Instrumental
• Hallel
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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