Psaume 92:3

3 Sur l'instrument à dix cordes et sur le luth, Aux sons de la harpe.

Psaume 92:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 92:3

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 ^F4; 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 Psalms 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, ( Revelation 5:8 ) ( Revelation 14:2 Revelation 14:3 ) ( Revelation 15:2 Revelation 15:3 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 Suidas in voce (terpandrov) . Plin. Nat. Hist. l. 7. c. 56.
F4 Ibid.

Psaume 92:3 In-Context

1 Psaume. Cantique pour le jour du sabbat. Il est beau de louer l'Eternel, Et de célébrer ton nom, ô Très-Haut!

2 D'annoncer le matin ta bonté, Et ta fidélité pendant les nuits,

3 Sur l'instrument à dix cordes et sur le luth, Aux sons de la harpe.

4 Tu me réjouis par tes oeuvres, ô Eternel! Et je chante avec allégresse l'ouvrage de tes mains.

5 Que tes oeuvres sont grandes, ô Eternel! Que tes pensées sont profondes!