the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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Psalms 92:3
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With the ten‑stringed lute and with the harp,With resounding music upon the lyre.
With the ten-stringed lute and with the harp, With resounding music upon the lyre.
Upon an instrument of ten strynges, and vpon the Lute: vpon the Harpe with a solemne sounde.
Upon an instrument of ten strings and upon the lute; upon the Higgaion with the harp.
On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound.
on the ten strings , and on the harp; on the lyre with sounding music.
It is good to play for you on the ten-stringed instrument and lyre and to add the soft sounds of the harp to my praise.
With the ten-stringed lute, with the harp, And with the melody of the lyre.
Upon an instrument of tenne strings, and vpon the psalterie: vpon the harpe with a solemne sound.
Vpon an instrumet of ten strynges, vpon the lute and with a songe vpon the harpe.
With an instrument of ten strings and with the harp, With a solemn sound on the lyre.
With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery; With a solemn sound upon the harp.
On a ten-corded instrument, and on an instrument of music with a quiet sound.
With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery; With a solemn sound on the harp.
Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument and a lyre, to the accompaniment of the meditative tone of the harp.
I enjoy praising your name to the music of harps,
to tell in the morning about your grace and at night about your faithfulness,
Vpon an instrument of tenne strings, and vpon the viole with the song vpon the harpe.
I will play upon an instrument of ten strings and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
With the ten-stringed lute, with the harp, And with the melody of the lyre.
To declare Thy lovingkindness in the morning, and Thy faithfulness in the night seasons,
accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, a harp, and the melody of a lyre.
with harps, and with music of praise.
on a psaltery of ten strings, with a song on the harp.
With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery; with a solemn sound upon the harp.
with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.
to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.
Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon a harp, With resounding music on the lyre.
(91-4) Upon an instrument of ten strings, upon the psaltery: with a canticle upon the harp.
on the ten string, and on the harp, with a melody on the lyre.
to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.
With the ten-stringed lute and with the harp, With resounding music on the lyre.
It is good to praise you with the ten-stringed lyre and with the soft-sounding harp.
with the music of stringed instruments and with melody on the harp.
with a ten-stringed harp and the music of a lyre.
To schewe eerli thi merci; and thi treuthe bi nyyt.
On ten strings and on psaltery, On higgaion, with harp.
to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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instrument: Psalms 33:2, Psalms 57:8, Psalms 68:25, Psalms 81:2, Psalms 81:3, Psalms 149:3, Psalms 150:3-5, 1 Chronicles 15:16, 1 Chronicles 25:6, 2 Chronicles 23:5, 2 Chronicles 29:25
the harp: etc. or, the solemn sound with the harp
a solemn sound: Heb. Higgaion, Psalms 9:16
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 15:21 - harps 2 Chronicles 5:12 - cymbals 2 Chronicles 20:28 - with psalteries Psalms 98:5 - General Psalms 150:4 - stringed Revelation 14:2 - harpers
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Upon an instrument of ten strings,.... An harp of ten strings, as the Targum. The harp invented by Terpander had only seven strings c; according to Pliny d; Simonides added the eighth, and Timotheus the ninth; but this of David was of ten strings:
and upon the psaltery; of which :-, "upon the harp with a solemn sound"; or "upon higgaon with the harp"; which "higgaon", Aben Ezra says, was either the tune of a song, or an instrument of music; all these instruments of music were typical of the spiritual joy and melody which the saints have in their hearts when they praise the Lord; hence mention is made of harps in particular in this spiritual sense, under the Gospel dispensation, Revelation 5:8.
c Suidas in voce τερπανδρος. Plin. Nat. Hist. l. 7. c. 56. d Ibid.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Upon an instrument of ten strings - The general idea in this verse is, that instruments “of all kinds” are to be employed in celebrating the praises of God. On the instrument here referred to, see the notes at Psalms 33:2.
And upon the psaltery - Or “lyre.” See the notes at Isaiah 5:12. The word is there translated viol.
Upon the harp with a solemn sound - Margin, upon the solemn sound with the harp.” Prof. Alexander renders this, “On meditation with a harp.” On the word rendered “harp,” see the notes at Isaiah 5:12. The Hebrew word rendered “solemn sound” is הגיון higgâyôn which means properly “murmur;” then, the sound of a harp; and then, meditation. See the notes at Psalms 9:16. Here the meaning seems to be, “with murmurs upon the harp;” that is, with the sound of the harp - its murmuring tones. It does not denote here a distinct instrument of music, but it refers to the tones of the harp: not to the meditations of the mind - of the worshipper - but to the low and gentle sounds of the instrument itself.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 92:3. Upon an instrument of ten strings — Eusebius, in his comment on this Psalm, says: Ψαλτηριον δε δεκαχορδον, ἡ του Ἁγιου Πνευματος δια των αισθητηριων πεντε μεν του σωματος, ισαριθμων δε της ψυχης δυναμεων, επιτελουμενη λατρεια· "The Psaltery of ten strings is the worship of the Holy Spirit, performed by means of the five senses of the body, and by the five powers of the soul." And, to confirm this interpretation, he quotes the apostle, 1 Corinthians 14:15: "I will pray with the spirit, and with the understanding also; I will sing with the spirit, and with the understanding also." "As the mind has its influence by which it moves the body, so the spirit has its own influence by which it moves the soul." Whatever may be thought of this gloss, one thing is pretty evident from it, that instrumental music was not in use in the Church of Christ in the time of Eusebius, which was near the middle of the fourth century. Had any such thing then existed in the Christian Church, he would have doubtless alluded to or spiritualized it; or, as he quoted the words of the apostle above, would have shown that carnal usages were substituted for spiritual exercises. I believe the whole verse should be translated thus: Upon the asur, upon the nebel, upon the higgayon, with the kinnor. Thus it stands in the Hebrew.
