Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Raise a song, strike the timbrel,
The sweet sounding lyre with the harp.

King James Version

Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

Holman Bible

Lift up a song—play the tambourine,
the melodious lyre, and the harp.

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

Raise a song, and bring here the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

American Standard Version

Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.

Amplified


Raise a song, sound the timbrel,
The sweet sounding lyre with the harp.

Bible in Basic English

Take up the melody, playing on an instrument of music, even on corded instruments.

Darby Translation

Raise a song, and sound the tambour, the pleasant harp with the lute.

Julia Smith Translation

Lift up music, and ye shall give the drum, the pleasant harp, with the lyre.

King James 2000

Take a psalm, and bring here the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Lift up a song and strike [the] tambourine, [the] pleasant lyre, together with [the] harp.

Modern King James verseion

Lift up a psalm, and bring the timbrel here, the pleasing lyre and harp.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument!

New Heart English Bible

Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

The Emphasized Bible

Raise a melody, and strike the timbrel, The lyre so sweet, with the harp:

Webster

Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

World English Bible

Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

Youngs Literal Translation

Lift up a song, and give out a timbrel, A pleasant harp with psaltery.

References

American

Hastings

Context Readings

A Call To Obedience

1 For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph.
Sing for joy to God our strength;
Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob.
2 Raise a song, strike the timbrel,
The sweet sounding lyre with the harp.
3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon,
At the full moon, on our feast day.


Cross References

Psalm 92:3

With the ten-stringed lute and with the harp,
With resounding music upon the lyre.

Exodus 15:20

Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took the timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dancing.

Psalm 149:1-3

Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones.

Psalm 95:1-2

O come, let us sing for joy to the Lord,
Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.

Mark 14:26

After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Ephesians 5:19

speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

James 5:13

Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.

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