John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 90:3

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Upon an instrument of ten strings, etc.] An harp of ten strings, as the Targum. The harp invented by Terpander had only seven strings f1327; according to Pliny f1328; Simonides added the eighth, and Timotheus the ninth; but this of David was of ten strings: and upon the psaltery; of which (see Gill on “<193302>Psalm 33:2”), “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, (<660508>Revelation 5:8 14:2,3 15:2,3).

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