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Psalms 150:4

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 150:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Praise him with timbrel and dance: Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Praise him with timbrel and dance: Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe.
Psalms 150:4 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 150

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Praise ye Jehovah. Praise God in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of his power.
2Praise him for his mighty acts: Praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3Praise him with trumpet sound: Praise him with psaltery and harp.
4Praise him with timbrel and dance: Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe.
5Praise him with loud cymbals: Praise him with high sounding cymbals.
6Let everything that hath breath praise Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“organs--or pipe, a wind instrument, and the others were used in worship.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Praise him with the timbrel - Hebrew, תף tôph. See this described in the notes at Isaiah 5:12. It is rendered tabret and tabrets in Genesis 31:27; 1Sa 10:5; 1 Samuel 18:6; Isaiah 5:12; Isaiah 24:8; Isaiah 30:32; Jeremiah 31:4; Ezekiel 28:13; timbrel and timbrels in Exodus 15:20; Jdg 11:34; 2 Samuel 6:5; 1 Chronicles 13:8; Job 21:12; Psalms 81:2; Psalms 149:3; and in the margin in Jeremiah 31:4. The word does not occur elsewhere. It was an instrument that was struck with the hands. And dance - See this word explained in the notes at Psalms 149:3. Dancing among the Hebrews seems to have accompanied the timbrel or tabret. See Exodus 15:20, Praise him with stringed instruments - מנים minniym.…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“with the timbrel: Exo 15:20 dance: or, pipe, Psa 149:3 \*marg. stringed: Psa 33:2, Psa 92:3, Psa 144:9; Isa 38:20; Hab 3:19 organs: Job 30:31 Psalms 150:5”
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