Seventh-day Adventist Bible CommentaryPsalms 150

Francis D. Nichol (ed.) and contributors

Psalms 150:1

Firmament of his power. As in Ps. 148, the summons to praise extends to the dwellers of both heaven and earth.

Psalms 150:3

Trumpet. Heb. shophar, horn (see p. 39). Psaltery. Heb. nebel, harp (see p. 33). Harp. Heb. kinnor, lyre (see p. 34).

Psalms 150:4

Timbrel. Heb. toph, a small type of hand drum (see p. 30). Stringed instruments. Heb. minnim (see p. 41; see on Ps. 45:8). Organs. Heb. ‘ugab, flute (see p. 38; see on Gen. 4:20).

Psalms 150:5

Cymbals. Heb. ṣilṣelim (see p. 30). High sounding. Heb. teru‘ah, “piercing.”

Psalms 150:6

Praise ye the Lord. With one final grand “hallelujah” (see on Ps. 146:1) the greatest book of songs ever composed, closes. In the great audience chamber of the psalms, where our hearts have thrilled with many soul-stirring choruses, we rise and stand in reverence as the great symphony reaches its climax. We would fain join our voices in the last great “hallelujah” to the Lamb.