'Lyre' in the Bible
For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield. For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, upon the eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm by David.
For the choir director; with stringed instruments, upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger,Nor chasten me in Your wrath.
For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face. For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.
For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be,For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
Praise the Lord with the lyre;make music to Him with a ten-stringed harp.
Then I will come to the altar of God,to God, my greatest joy.I will praise You with the lyre,God, my God.
I turn my ear to a proverb;I explain my riddle with a lyre.
Wake up, my soul!Wake up, harp and lyre!I will wake up the dawn.
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.
Lift up a song—play the tambourine,the melodious lyre, and the harp.
with a ten-stringed harpand the music of a lyre.
Sing to the Lord with the lyre,with the lyre and melodious song.
Wake up, harp and lyre!I will wake up the dawn.
O God, I will sing a new song to you. With a lyre of ten [strings] I will sing praise to you,
Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;play the lyre to our God,
Let them praise His name with dancingand make music to Him with tambourine and lyre.
Praise Him with trumpet blast;praise Him with harp and lyre.