Psalms 92:3

Psalms 92:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
• New International Version (NIV)to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.
• New King James Version (NKJV)On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound.

Context of Psalms 92:3

1It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High: 2To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery; with a solemn sound upon the harp. 4For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. 5How great are thy works, O LORD! thy thoughts are very deep.

Psalms 92:3 word by word

עֲֽלֵי־עָ֭שׂוֹר וַעֲלֵי־נָ֑בֶל עֲלֵ֖י הִגָּי֣וֹן בְּכִנּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 92:3

• Psalms 33:2Give thanks unto the LORD with harp: sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.
• Psalms 57:8Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early.
• Psalms 68:25The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, in the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.
• Psalms 81:2Take up the psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
• Psalms 149:3Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
• Psalms 150:3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
• 1 Chronicles 15:16And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.
• 1 Chronicles 25:6All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
• 2 Chronicles 23:5and a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD.
• 2 Chronicles 29:25And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for the commandment was of the LORD by his prophets.
• Psalms 9:16The LORD hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higaion. Selah

Commentaries on Psalms 92:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Upon an instrument of ten strings - Eusebius, in his comment on this Psalm, says: , ̔ ̔ , , · "The Psaltery of ten strings is the worship of the Holy Spirit, performed by means of the five senses of the body, and by the five powers of the soul." And, to confirm this interpretation, he quotes the apostle, 1 Corinthians 14:15; : "I will pray with the spirit, and with the understanding also; I will sing with the spirit, and with the understanding also." "As…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Upon an instrument of ten strings - The general idea in this verse is, that instruments “of all kinds” are to be employed in celebrating the praises of God. On the instrument here referred to, see the notes at Psalm 33:2. And upon the psaltery - Or “lyre.” See the notes at Isaiah 5:12. The word is there translated viol. Upon the harp with a solemn sound - Margin, upon the solemn sound with the harp.” Prof. Alexander renders this, “On meditation with a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The psalmist offers praise and thanksgiving for God’s loving devotion and faithfulness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. In such a work all proper aid must be used. with a ... sound--or, on Higgaion (see on Psa 9:16), perhaps an instrument of that name, from its sound resembling the muttered sound of meditation, as expressed also by the word. This is joined with the harp.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 92:3

• Harp
• Music
• Praise
• Psaltery
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

• Ten Strings
• Flourish
• Higgaion
• Plant
• Psalms, Book of
• Solemn, Solemnity

Commentaries on Psalms 92

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings