Psalm 150:3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 150:1-6

We are here, with the greatest earnestness imaginable, excited to praise God; if, as some suppose, this psalm was primarily intended for the Levites, to stir them up to do their office in the house of the Lord, as singers and players on instruments, yet we must take it as speaking to us, who are made to our God spiritual priests. And the repeated inculcating of the call thus intimates that it is a great and necessary duty, a duty which we should be much employed and much enlarged in, but which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 150:3

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet ,.... Which was used in calling the assembly together, for worship and on other occasions; and at the feast of blowing of trumpets, and in the year of jubilee, Numbers 10:1 ; and by the priests in temple service, 1 Chronicles 16:6 ; and was typical of the Gospel, which gives a certain and joyful sound, and is the cause and means of praising God, Isaiah 27:13 ; praise him with the psaltery ; to which psalms were sung; and harp ; which... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 150:3

The sound of the trumpet - שופר sophar , from its noble, cheering, and majestic sound; for the original has this ideal meaning. With the psaltery - נבל nebel ; the nabla, a hollow stringed instrument; perhaps like the guitar, or the old symphony. And harp - כנור kinnor , another stringed instrument, played on with the hands or fingers. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 150:3

Verse 3 3.Praise him with sound of trumpet. I do not insist upon the words in the Hebrew signifying the musical instruments; only let the reader remember that sundry different kinds are here mentioned, which were in use under the legal economy, the more forcibly to teach the children of God that they cannot apply themselves too diligently to the praises of God — as if he would enjoin them strenuously to bring to this service all their powers, and devote themselves wholly to it. Nor was it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:1-6

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:1-6

Hallelujah: our life a psalm. There is no distinctive truth taught here; each verse gives utterance to that which has been sung before (see especially Psalms 148:1-14 .). But the strain of the psalm is that of an earnest summons to make the praise of God the prevailing note of our life. Let life be charged and crowned with praise. 1. If regularly at the sanctuary, there in order that it may be offered elsewhere, everywhere. 2. If on the sabbath day, then that it may be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:3

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet , (On the use of the trumpet in Divine service, see Le 23:24; Psalms 25:9 ; Numbers 10:10 ; 2 Samuel 6:15 ; 1 Chronicles 13:8 ; 1 Chronicles 15:24 ; 1 Chronicles 16:6 ; 2 Chronicles 5:12 , 2 Chronicles 5:13 ; 2 Chronicles 7:6 ; 2 Chronicles 29:27 ; Psalms 81:3 ; Psalms 98:6 .) Praise him with the psaltery and harp (comp. Psalms 57:8 ; Psalms 81:2 ; Psalms 108:2 ; 1 Chronicles 15:16 ; 2 Chronicles 5:12 , etc.). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:3-4

Instruments to praise God with. Bishop Wordsworth notes that all kinds of faculty are engaged in the work of praise. The breath is employed in blowing the trumpet; the fingers are used in striking the strings of the psaltery and the harp; the whole hand is exerted in beating the timbrel; the feet move in the dance. The introduction of various musical instruments, as well as choirs of human voices, into the regular worship of the tabernacle and temple, is traceable to the time and probably... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 150:3

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet - Margin, cornet. In this verse and the verses following there is an allusion to the instruments of music which were commonly employed in Hebrew worship. The idea is, that all these - all that could properly express praise - should be used to celebrate the praises of God. Each one, with its own distinct note, and all combined in harmony, should be employed for this purpose. Most of these instruments, and many more, are now combined in the organ, where... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 150:3-5

Psalms 150:3-5. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet, &c. “It is impossible for us to distinguish,” says Dr. Horne, “and describe the several sorts of musical instruments here mentioned, as the Hebrews themselves acknowledge their ignorance in this particular. Thus much is clear, that the people of God were enjoined to use all the various kinds of them in the performance of their divine services.” “And why,” adds he, “should they not be so used under the gospel? We read of sacred... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 150:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 150:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 150:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 150:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:3-4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 150:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 150:3-5

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