Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
With the lyre and the sound of melody.

King James Version

Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.

Holman Bible

Sing to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and melodious song.

International Standard Version

Sing praises to the LORD with a lyre with a lyre and a melodious song!

A Conservative Version

Sing praises to LORD with the harp. With the harp and the voice of melody,

American Standard Version

Sing praises unto Jehovah with the harp; With the harp and the voice of melody.

Amplified


Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
With the lyre and the sound of melody.

Darby Translation

Sing psalms unto Jehovah with the harp: with the harp, and the voice of a song;

Julia Smith Translation

Play to Jehovah on the harp, on the harp and the voice of music.

King James 2000

Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Sing praises to Yahweh with lyre, with lyre and melodious sound.

Modern King James verseion

Sing to Jehovah with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Praise the LORD upon the harp, sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving.

NET Bible

Sing to the Lord accompanied by a harp, accompanied by a harp and the sound of music!

New Heart English Bible

Sing praises to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.

The Emphasized Bible

Sweep the strings to Yahweh, With the lyre, With the lyre, and the voice of melody;

Webster

Sing to the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.

World English Bible

Sing praises to Yahweh with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.

Youngs Literal Translation

Sing to Jehovah with harp, With harp, and voice of praise,

Context Readings

Praise The King

4 Shout joyfully to Jehovah all the earth. Break out into joyful singing, and make music. 5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
With the lyre and the sound of melody.
6 Make music with trumpets and the playing of a ram's horn. Shout happily in the presence of the king, Jehovah.

Cross References

Isaiah 51:3

Jehovah will surely comfort Zion. He will look with compassion on all her ruins. He will make her deserts like Eden and her wastelands like the garden of Jehovah. Joy and gladness will be found in her along with thanksgiving and the sound of singing.

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 25:1-6

David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was:

2 Chronicles 29:25

The king followed the instructions Jehovah gave to King David through Gad, the king's prophet, and through the prophet Nathan. He stationed Levites in the Temple, with harps and cymbals,

Psalm 33:2

Give thanks to Jehovah with the harp. Sing praises to him with a harp of ten strings.

Psalm 92:3-4

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

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 14:2-3

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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