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Psalms 150:3–5

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Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
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From verse 3

  1. Psalms 33:2Rank 1 from verse 3
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    2Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

  2. Psalms 149:3Rank 2 from verse 3
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    3Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

  3. Psalms 81:2–3Rank 3 from verse 3
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    2Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

    3Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

  4. Psalms 98:5–6Rank 4 from verse 3
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    5Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.

    6With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King.

  5. Psalms 92:3Rank 5 from verse 3
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    3Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

From verse 4

  1. Isaiah 38:20Rank 1 from verse 4
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    20The Lord was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the Lord.

  2. Psalms 149:3Rank 2 from verse 4
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    3Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

  3. Exodus 15:20Rank 3 from verse 4
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    20¶ And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

  4. Psalms 144:9Rank 4 from verse 4
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    9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

  5. Job 30:31Rank 5 from verse 4
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    31My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.

From verse 5

  1. 1 Chronicles 15:16Rank 1 from verse 5
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    16And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

  2. 1 Chronicles 25:1Rank 2 from verse 5
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    1MOREOVER David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

  3. 1 Chronicles 15:19Rank 3 from verse 5
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    19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

  4. 1 Chronicles 15:28Rank 4 from verse 5
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    28Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

  5. 1 Chronicles 25:6Rank 5 from verse 5
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    6All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

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Psalms 150:3

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sound

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Sense 1: Sound: an audible noise, voice, report, or message. Sense 2: As an adjective, healthy, whole, firm, or free from error. Sense 3: As a verb, to make a noise, play or blow an instrument, or give a signal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

harp

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A stringed musical instrument played with the fingers.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 150:4

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dance

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Sense 1: To move the body or feet rhythmically, often in joy or celebration. Sense 2: Such movement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

instruments

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Sense 1: Tools or implements by which work is done or effects are produced. Sense 2: Devices made to produce music.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Psalms 150:5

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cymbals

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Metal musical instruments sounded by striking them together or with another object.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

high

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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sounding

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Sense 1: Producing or carrying sound; sonorous or resounding. Sense 2: By figure, an inward stirring of compassion or an answering echo or shout.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.

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4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

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5Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

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6Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.

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