Psalm 150:4

4 Praise him with timbrel and choir: praise him with strings and organs.

Psalm 150:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 150:4

Praise him with the timbrel and dance
Or "pipe" ^F21; (See Gill on Psalms 149:3);

praise him with stringed instruments;
or divers "kinds" ^F23 of instruments not named, as R. Saadiah Gaon; and which, as Aben Ezra says, had all one sound or note; what they were is not known, as also many of them that are particularly mentioned;

and organs;
which have their name from the loveliness of their sound; these are of ancient original and use, ( Genesis 4:21 ) ( Job 21:12 ) ( 30:31 ) ; but were not of the same kind with those now in use, which are of much later invention.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (lwxmw) "et tibia", Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Gejerus.
F23 (Mynmb) "varia symphonia", Cocceius.

Psalm 150:4 In-Context

2 Praise ye him for his mighty acts: praise ye him according to the multitude of his greatness.

3 Praise him with the sound of trumpet: praise him with psaltery and harp.

4 Praise him with timbrel and choir: praise him with strings and organs.

5 Praise him on high sounding cymbals: praise him on cymbals of joy:

6 (150-5) let every spirit praise the Lord. Alleluia.