Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.
Parallel translations
- WEB Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet! Praise him with harp and lyre!
- KJV Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
- NKJV Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp!
- NASB ¶Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre.
- NLT Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn; praise him with the lyre and harp!
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Quick answer
The psalm calls for praise with the trumpet, harp, and lyre, beginning a sweeping summons to worship God with every kind of instrument.
Overview
Here begins a list of instruments gathered for a full orchestra of praise, from the loud trumpet to the gentler stringed harp and lyre. The variety shows that praise engages the whole range of human skill and emotion. Such wholehearted, joyful worship anticipates the eternal song of the redeemed before God's throne (Revelation 5:8-9).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Ps 33:2Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.
- Ps 149:3Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
- Ps 98:5–6Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, in melodious song with the harp.
- Ps 81:2–3Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
- Ps 92:3with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.
- 1 Chr 15:24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.
- 1 Chr 16:42Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.
- Ps 108:2Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
- 1 Chr 15:28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.
- Num 10:10And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”
- Dan 3:5As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
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