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ခေါင်းလောင်း 149:3

3 သူတို့သည် ကခုန်လျက် နာမတော်ကို ချီးမွမ်း ကြစေ။ ပတ်သာနှင့်စောင်းကို တီးလျက် ထောမနာ သီချင်းဆိုကြစေ။

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Dancing;   Harp;   Music;   Praise;   Timbrel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dancing;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Dancing;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Praise;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Dance;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Dancing;   Gestures;   Jerusalem;   Mahol;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hallelujah;   Mahol;   Music and Musical Instruments;   Psalms;   Tabret;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Tabret, Timbrel,;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Dancing;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Games;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dancing;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for May 16;  

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in the dance: or, with the pipe, Psalms 150:4, *marg. Exodus 15:20, Judges 11:34, 2 Samuel 6:16, Jeremiah 31:13

with the timbrel: Psalms 33:2, Psalms 81:2, Psalms 137:2-4, Psalms 150:3-5, 1 Chronicles 15:28, 1 Chronicles 15:29, 1 Chronicles 16:42, 1 Chronicles 25:6, 2 Chronicles 29:25, Ezra 3:10

Reciprocal: Judges 21:21 - dance 2 Samuel 6:14 - danced 1 Chronicles 15:16 - the singers 2 Chronicles 5:12 - cymbals 2 Chronicles 20:28 - with psalteries Nehemiah 12:27 - thanksgivings Psalms 30:11 - dancing Psalms 92:3 - instrument Jeremiah 31:4 - again Daniel 3:10 - the cornet Luke 15:25 - he Revelation 14:2 - harpers

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Let them praise his name in the dance,.... In a chorus of saints, joining together in their expressions of joy, by words and gestures; an ancient practice that went along with singing praises,

Exodus 15:20; or rather, "with the pipe" k, as some render it; a musical instrument used in former times in the worship of God, in this part of it, praising his name, with those that follow;

let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp; the former of these was a vessel of brass, a drum or tabret, on which they beat, perhaps like one of our kettle drums; the other was a stringed instrument of music much used, and in playing on which David was very skilful: the music of these was typical of the spiritual melody made in the heart to the Lord in singing his praises, to which there are allusions in Gospel times; though the instruments themselves are now laid aside, being only suited to the church in her infant state, when under tutors and governors; see Psalms 68:25.

k במחול "cum tibia", Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Amama.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let them praise his name in the dance - Margin, with the pipe. The Hebrew word here - מחול mâchôl - is rendered dancing in Psalms 30:11; dance, as here, Psalms 150:4 (where also the margin has pipe); Jeremiah 31:13; Lamentations 5:15; dances, Jeremiah 31:4. It does not elsewhere occur. On the verb חול chûl, see Psalms 10:5, note; Psalms 51:5, note. Here it cannot be improper to regard it as referring to that measured tread, or solemn movement which sometimes constituted a part of worship: 2 Samuel 6:14. Such a movement cannot be proved to be wrong in worship; whether it is wise or expedient is a different matter. Customs in worship change as the customs of a people change; and that might be very proper in one stage of society, or in one period of the world, which, though not in itself wrong, might be very unadvisable in another. There was much in the Hebrew mode of worship which cannot be transferred to the forms of Christian worship without an obvious incongruity and disadvantage; and because a thing has been done, and is not in itself wrong, we should not infer that it should always be done, or that it would be always best. If people like the Shakers dance in worship, they have an undoubted right to do so, and it may be the most edifying mode of worship for them with their low notions of religion; let not others ridicule them; nor let others go to see them as they would any other “outr’e” performance from idle curiosity. Such absurdities might soon die away if they were not kept alive by the notice which they attract, and by the foolish curiosity of wiser people. There are some things which are more certain to come to an end by neglect than they could by sober argument; some things which live merely because they are ridiculed, and because they who practice them are exalted into conspicuity by their own folly, and by the idea that they are martyrs.

Let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp - On these instruments, see the notes at Isaiah 5:12; notes at Job 21:12; notes at Psalms 68:25; notes at Psalms 81:2.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 149:3. Let them praise his name in the dance — במחול bemachol, with the pipe, or some kind of wind music, classed here with תף toph, the tabor or drum, and כנור kinnor, the harp. " מחול machol," says Parkhurst, "some fistular wind-instrument of music, with holes, as a flute, pipe, or fife, from חל chal, to make a hole or opening." I know no place in the Bible where מחול machol and מחלת machalath mean dance of any kind; they constantly signify some kind of pipe.


 
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