Psalm 92:3

Translations

Modern

…with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.

Traditional

Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

Literal

…on ten strings and on the harp, with a melody of the lyre.

Latin

…in decachordo, psalterio; cum cantico, in cithara.

Original

Hebrew

English

…with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.

Notes

Psalms 92:1–3

The psalmist offers praise and thanksgiving for God’s loving devotion and faithfulness.

Psalms 92:1–15

This psalm begins with thanksgiving and praise. The Lord, the Most High, is fair and just in judging the godly and the wicked. The godly will have a bright and strong future, while the wicked will die.

Wise people see and understand the Lord's actions, which show his justice (Psalm 92:6–7, 11, 15). The wicked, like grass, are quickly destroyed (Psalm 92:7–10).

Theme notes and profiles

David Celebration Wisdom Psalms

Related verses

Psalm 33:2
Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.
1 Chronicles 13:8
David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
2 Chronicles 23:5
…a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are to be in the courtyards of the house of the LORD.
Psalm 68:25
The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.
Nehemiah 12:27
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
1 Samuel 10:5
After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
Psalm 9:16
The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
2 Chronicles 29:25
Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.
Psalm 81:2–3
Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
1 Chronicles 25:6
All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
1 Chronicles 15:16
David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
Psalm 150:3–5
Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.

Glossary

David Music Musical Instruments Psalms, Book of Sabbath

Topics

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Psalm 92:3

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