Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

With the lyre, give thanks to the LORD; with the ten stringed harp, play music to him;

New American Standard Bible

Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings.

King James Version

Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

Holman Bible

Praise the Lord with the lyre;
make music to Him with a ten-stringed harp.

A Conservative Version

Give thanks to LORD with the harp. Sing praises to him with the psaltery of ten strings.

American Standard Version

Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.

Amplified


Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
Sing praises to Him with the harp of ten strings.

Bible in Basic English

Give praise to the Lord on the corded instrument; make melody to him with instruments of music.

Darby Translation

Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp; sing psalms unto him with the ten-stringed lute.

Julia Smith Translation

Confess to Jehovah upon the harp: upon an instrument of ten strings play ye to him.

King James 2000

Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Give thanks to Yahweh with [the] lyre; with a harp of ten strings play to him.

Modern King James verseion

Praise Jehovah with lyre; sing to Him with a harp of ten strings.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Praise the LORD with harp; sing psalms unto him with the lute and instrument of ten strings.

NET Bible

Give thanks to the Lord with the harp! Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument!

New Heart English Bible

Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

The Emphasized Bible

Give ye thanks unto Yahweh with the lyre, With a harp of ten strings, make ye music unto him.

Webster

Praise the LORD with harp: sing to him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

World English Bible

Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

Youngs Literal Translation

Give ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the Lord

Usage: 0

with harp
כּנּור 
Kinnowr 
Usage: 42

זמר 
Zamar 
Usage: 46

unto him with the psaltery
נבל נבל 
Nebel 
Usage: 38

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Character And Creation

1 Rejoice in the LORD, righteous ones; for the praise of the upright is beautiful. 2 With the lyre, give thanks to the LORD; with the ten stringed harp, play music to him; 3 with a new song, sing to him; with shouts of joy, play skillfully.


Cross References

Psalm 144:9

God, I will sing a new song to you. On a harp of ten strings I will play to you

Psalm 92:3

accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument and a lyre, and the contemplative sound of a harp.

Exodus 15:20

Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand and went out with all the women behind her with tambourines and dancing.

2 Samuel 6:5

David and the entire assembly of Israel were dancing in the presence of the LORD with all of their strength, accompanied by all sorts of wood instruments, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.

1 Chronicles 15:16

David also told the leaders of the descendants of Levi to appoint their relatives as singers, to play musical instruments such as harps, lyres, and cymbals, and to keep sounding aloud with joyful voices.

1 Chronicles 15:28

All of Israel were bringing up the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD, accompanied by shouting, sounding of horns, trumpets, and cymbals, along with loud music on harps and lyres.

1 Chronicles 25:3

from Jeduthun, these six of his descendants: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, mentored by their father Jeduthun, who played a lyre and prophesied, giving thanks and praise to the LORD;

1 Chronicles 25:6

They were all under their father's supervision regarding music in the Temple of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the Temple of God.

Psalm 71:22

I also will praise you with the harp; because of your faithfulness, my God, I will praise you with the lyre Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 81:2-3

Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant-sounding lyre along with the harp.

Psalm 98:4-5

Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Break forth into joyful songs of praise!

Psalm 149:3

May they praise his name with dancing, chanting songs to him with tambourines and lyres.

Psalm 150:3-6

Praise him with trumpet sounding. Praise him with stringed instrument and harp.

Revelation 5:8

When the lamb had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders bowed down in front of him. Each held a harp and a gold bowl full of incense, the prayers of the saints.

Revelation 14:2

Then I heard a sound from heaven like that of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The sound I heard was like harpists playing on their harps.

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