Psalms 33:1–2
REJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
¶ Reioyce in the LORD, O yee righteous: for prayse is comely for the vpright.
Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
Praise the LORD with harp: sing vnto him with the Psalterie, and an instrument of ten strings.
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- Psalms 32:11Rank 1 from verse 1
- Philippians 4:4Rank 2 from verse 1
- Psalms 147:1Rank 3 from verse 1
- Psalms 118:15Rank 4 from verse 1
- Psalms 97:12Rank 5 from verse 1
- 1 Corinthians 1:30–31Rank 6 from verse 1
30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
31That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
30But of him are ye in Christ Iesus, who of God is made vnto vs wisedome, and righteousnesse, and sanctification, and redemption:
31That according as it is written, *He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
- Proverbs 15:8Rank 7 from verse 1
- Psalms 78:36–37Rank 8 from verse 1
36Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
37For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
36Neuerthelesse they did flatter him with their mouth: and they lyed vnto him with their tongues.
37For their heart was not right with him: neither were they stedfast in his couenant.
- Psalms 135:3Rank 9 from verse 1
- Psalms 50:14–16Rank 10 from verse 1
14Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
14Offer vnto God thankesgiuing, and pay thy vowes vnto the most high.
15And call vpon mee in the day of trouble; I will deliuer thee, and thou shalt glorifie me.
16But vnto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to doe, to declare my Statutes, or that thou shouldest take my Couenant in thy mouth?
- Romans 3:10Rank 11 from verse 1
- Romans 5:19Rank 12 from verse 1
From verse 2
- Psalms 150:3–6Rank 1 from verse 2
3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
5Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
6Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
3‖Praise him with the sound of the Trumpet: Prayse him with the Psalterie and Harpe.
4‖Praise him with the timbrell and dance: praise him with stringed instruments, and Organes.
5Praise him vpon the loud cymbals: praise him vpon the high sounding cymbals.
6Let euery thing that hath breath, praise the LORD. Praise yee the LORD.
- Psalms 98:4–5Rank 2 from verse 2
4Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
5Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
4Make a ioyfull noise vnto the LORD, all the earth: make a lowd noise, and reioyce, and sing praise.
5Sing vnto the LORD with the harpe: with the harpe, and the voice of a Psalme.
- Psalms 144:9Rank 3 from verse 2
- Exodus 15:20Rank 4 from verse 2
- 1 Chronicles 15:16Rank 5 from verse 2
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.
16And Dauid spake to the chiefe of the Leuites, to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musicke, Psalteries, and Harpes, and Cymbales, sounding, by lifting vp the voice with ioy.
- 1 Chronicles 15:28Rank 6 from verse 2
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.
28Thus all Israel brought vp the Arke of the Couenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harpes.
- 1 Chronicles 25:3Rank 7 from verse 2
3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
3Of Ieduthun: the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedaliah, and ‖Zeri, and Ieshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, †sixe, vnder the handes of their father Ieduthun, who prophesied with a harpe, to giue thankes and to praise the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 25:6Rank 8 from verse 2
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.
6All these were vnder the hands of their father, for song in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, †according to the kings order, to Asaph, Ieduthun, and Heman.
- 2 Samuel 6:5Rank 9 from verse 2
5And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
5And Dauid and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of Firrewood, euen on harpes, and on Psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cimbals.
- Psalms 71:22Rank 10 from verse 2
- Psalms 81:2–3Rank 11 from verse 2
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.
2Take a Psalme, and bring hither the timbrell: the pleasant harpe with the psalterie.
3Blow vp the trumpet in the new Moone: in the time appointed on our solemne feast day.
- Psalms 92:3Rank 12 from verse 2
- Revelation 14:2Rank 13 from verse 2
2And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
2And I heard a voice from heauen, as the voice of many waters, and as the voyce of a great thunder: and I heard the voyce of harpers, harping with their harpes.
- Revelation 5:8Rank 14 from verse 2
8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
8And when he had taken the booke, the foure Beasts, and foure and twenty Elders fel down before the Lambe, hauing euery one of them harps, and golden vials full of ‖odours, which are the prayers of Saints.
- Psalms 149:3Rank 15 from verse 2
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Psalms 33:1
1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.
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1. Fair, beautiful, graceful, or pleasing in appearance. 2. Becoming, fitting, or proper.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. Honest, just, or morally right; also a person so characterized. 2. Straight, erect, or standing up.
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Psalms 33:2
1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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A stringed musical instrument played with the fingers.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To produce musical sounds with the voice; to celebrate, praise, or tell in song.
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A stringed musical instrument used in praise and song.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
COMBINED MEANING
instrument
Sense 1: A tool or implement by which work is performed or an effect produced. Sense 2: A device constructed to produce music.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Cords or lines, including bowstrings. 2. By figure, a restraint or impediment.
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1REJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
1¶ Reioyce in the LORD, O yee righteous: for prayse is comely for the vpright.
Selected passage2Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
2Praise the LORD with harp: sing vnto him with the Psalterie, and an instrument of ten strings.
Selected passage3Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
3Sing vnto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.