Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 150:5
Psalms 150:5. Praise him upon the loud cymbals— With the voice-cymbals. Mudge. The two kinds of cymbals, says he, seem one to be soft and low, and therefore to admit a voice to be heard; from whence the name: the other to be high and loud. But very frank and honest is the confession of Aben-ezra upon this subject. "We have no way to know what several of these musical instruments were; there being many to be found in the country of the Ishmaelites (i.e. Mahometans), which are not among the men... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 150:1
Psalms 150:0. An exhortation to praise God with all kinds of instruments. THIS is likewise a psalm of praise, in which the author calls upon men to magnify the Lord in every thing in which he chose principally to manifest his glory; and upon every kind of instrument. See the title to the fourth psalm. Psalms 150:1. Praise God in his sanctuary— Or, In his holiness; i.e. "For the inexpressible purity and holiness of his nature." In the firmament of his power, means, "For the vast extent of his... read more