Psalms 150:5

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

Praise him with clanging cymbals! Praise him with loud crashing cymbals!

Berean Standard Bible:

Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals.

American Standard Version:

Praise him with loud cymbals: Praise him with high sounding cymbals.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Praise{H1984} him upon the loud{H8088} cymbals{H6767}: praise{H1984} him upon the high sounding{H8643} cymbals{H6767}.

Cross-References (KJV):

1 Chronicles 15:16

  • And 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.

1 Chronicles 25:1

  • ¶ Moreover 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:

1 Chronicles 15:28

  • Thus 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.

1 Chronicles 15:19

  • So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, [were appointed] to sound with cymbals of brass;

1 Chronicles 25:6

  • All 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.

2 Samuel 6:5

  • And 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.

1 Chronicles 16:5

  • Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

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Commentary for Psalms 150:5

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H1984
    There are 140 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: הָלַל
    Transliteration: hâlal
    Pronunciation: haw-lal'
    Description: a primitive root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify; (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
  2. Strong's Number: H8088
    There are 17 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֵׁמַע
    Transliteration: shêmaʻ
    Pronunciation: shay'-mah
    Description: from שָׁמַע; something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience; bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.
  3. Strong's Number: H6767
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צְלָצַל
    Transliteration: tsᵉlâtsal
    Pronunciation: tsel-aw-tsal'
    Description: from צָלַל reduplicated; a clatter, i.e. (abstractly) whirring (of wings); (concretely) a cricket; also a harpoon (as rattling), a cymbal (as clanging); cymbal, locust, shadowing, spear.
  4. Strong's Number: H8643
    There are 33 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תְּרוּעָה
    Transliteration: tᵉrûwʻâh
    Pronunciation: ter-oo-aw'
    Description: from רוּעַ; clamor, i.e. acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangorof trumpets, as an alarum; alarm, blow(-ing) (of, the) (trumpets), joy, jubile, loud noise, rejoicing, shout(-ing), (high, joyful) sound(-ing).