Psalms 150:5

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 150:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Praise him with loud cymbals: Praise him with high sounding cymbals.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Praise him with loud cymbals: Praise him with high sounding cymbals.
Psalms 150:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 150

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5Praise him with loud cymbals: Praise him with high sounding cymbals.

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
“cymbals--suited to loud praise (Neh 12:27).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Praise him upon the loud cymbals - literally, “the cymbals of sound” or hearing. That is, Let there be audibly expressed joy. The allusion here is to an instrument of music that was most distinctly heard in union with other instruments. The sound of the cymbal would be most clearly audible in its accompaniment of the other instruments referred to, as the sound of cymbals, or as the “triangle” would be now. The Hebrew word rendered cymbal means a tinkling, clanging, ringing, as of metal, or of arms; then, a whirring, as of wings (compare the notes at Isaiah 18:1); then, any tinkling or clanging instrument, as a fish-spear or harpoon; then, cymbals, instruments of music. The cymbal, as now…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the loud cymbals: Ch1 15:16, Ch1 15:19, Ch1 15:28, Ch1 16:5, Ch1 25:1, Ch1 25:6 Psalms 150:6”
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