Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

International Standard Version

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

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.

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, O ye righteous, for it becometh well the just to be thankful. 2 Praise the LORD with harp; sing psalms unto him with the lute and instrument of ten strings. 3 Sing unto the LORD a new song; sing praises lustily unto him, and with a good courage.

Cross References

Psalm 144:9

I will sing a new song unto thee, O God, and sing praises unto thee upon a ten-stringed lute.

Psalm 92:3

upon an instrument of ten strings, upon the lute and with a song upon the harp.

Exodus 15:20

And Miriam, a prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women came out after her with timbrels in a dance.

2 Samuel 6:5

And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD with all manner instruments of fir wood - with harps, psalteries, timbrels, fiddles and cymbals.

1 Chronicles 15:16

And David spake to the chief heads of the Levites, that they should appoint of their brethren to sing with instruments of music: psalteries, harps and cymbals that sounded, and to sing on high with Joyfulness.

1 Chronicles 15:28

And all Israel brought the Ark of the LORD's covenant with shouting and blowing of horns, and with trumpets and cymbals that sounded, and with psalteries and harps.

1 Chronicles 25:3

The sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah-Shimei, six, at the hands of their fathers Jeduthun, with harps: which Jeduthun prophesied for to thank and praise the LORD.

1 Chronicles 25:6

All these were at the hand of their father to sing in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harps in the service of the house of God. And at the hand of the king was Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman:

Psalm 71:22

Therefore will I praise thee, and thy faithfulness, O God, playing on the lute; unto thee will I sing upon the harp, O thou holy one of Israel.

Psalm 81:2-3

Take the psalm, bring hither the tabret, the merry harp with the lute.

Psalm 98:4-5

Show yourselves joyful unto the LORD, all ye lands: sing, rejoice, and give thanks.

Psalm 149:3

Let them praise his name in the dance, let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp.

Psalm 150:3-6

Praise him in the sound of the trumpet; praise him upon the lute and harp.

Revelation 5:8

And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and twenty four elders fell down before the lamb, having harps and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints,

Revelation 14:2

And I heard a voice from heaven, as the sound of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder. And I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps.

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