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Psalm 150:3-5 KJV
Psalms · chapter 150 · verses 3–5
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. 5Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.Psalm 150:3-5 · King James Version
Psalm 150:3-5 in context
1Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
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 psaltery and harp.
4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
5Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
6Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
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Key words (Strong's)
- instrumentsmêna musical chordH4482 →
- psalterynebela skin-bag for liquidsH5035 →
- soundingtᵉrûwʻâhclamorH8643 →
- trumpetshôwphâra cornet or curved hornH7782 →
- timbreltôpha tambourineH8596 →
- cymbalstsᵉlâtsala clatterH6767 →
- Praisehâlalto be clearH1984 →
- soundtêqaʻa blast of a trumpetH8629 →
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We are here, with the greatest earnestness imaginable, excited to praise God; if, as some suppose, this psalm was primarily intended for the Levites, to stir them up to do their office in the house of the Lord, as singers and players on instruments, yet we must take it as speaking to us, who are made to our God…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6