Parallel Verses

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.

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 Sing joyfully to Jehovah, O you righteous ones. Praise is becoming to the upright. 2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings.
3 Sing to him a new song. Play your best and shout with joy.

Cross References

Psalm 144:9

I will sing a new song to you, O God; upon a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to you.

Psalm 92:3

To do this on a ten-stringed instrument with a melody on a harp.

Exodus 15:20

The prophet Miriam, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand. All the women, danced with tambourines, and followed her.

2 Samuel 6:5

David and all the Israelites danced and sang with all their might to honor Jehovah. They played harps, lyres, drums, tambourines, rattles, and cymbals.

1 Chronicles 15:16

David told the Levite leaders to appoint some of their brothers to serve as musicians. They were expected to play music on harps, lyres, and cymbals to produce joyful music for singing.

1 Chronicles 15:28

All Israel brought the Ark of Jehovah's Covenant with shouts of joy and the sounding of rams' horns, trumpets, cymbals, harps, and lyres.

1 Chronicles 25:3

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Jehovah.

1 Chronicles 25:6

All these were under the direction of their father to sing in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman under the direction of the king.

Psalm 71:22

I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the stringed instrument, Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 81:2-3

Sing a song and strike the tambourine. Play the sweet sounding lyre with the harp.

Psalm 98:4-5

Shout joyfully to Jehovah all the earth. Break out into joyful singing, and make music.

Psalm 149:3

Let them praise his name with dancing. Let them make music to him with tambourines and lyres.

Psalm 150:3-6

Praise him with sounds from horns. Praise him with harps and stringed instruments.

Revelation 5:8

When he took the book the four living creatures and twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Every one of them had harps, and golden bowls full of incense. These are the prayers of the holy ones.

Revelation 14:2

I heard a sound from heaven, as the sound of many waters. It was as the sound of a great thunder: and I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps.

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