Psalm 150:5 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 150:5

Praise him upon the loud cymbals ,.... Or "cymbals of hearing" F24 בצלצלי שמע "in cymbalis auditus", Montanus, Vatablus. ; that were heard with pleasure and delight, and afar off: the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it, "well sounding cymbals", which give a grateful sound to the ear; these were made of brass, 1 Chronicles 15:19 ; to which the apostle alludes, 1 Corinthians 13:1 ; praise him upon the high sounding, cymbals ; or "cymbals of shouting" F25 ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 150:5

Loud cymbals - צלצלים tseltselim . Two hollow plates of brass, which, being struck together, produced a sharp clanging sound. This instrument is still in use. What the high-sounding cymbals meant I know not; unless those of a larger make, struck above the head, and consequently emitting a louder sound. 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 150:5

Praise him upon the loud cymbals; praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals . "We can hardly," says Professor Cheyne, "venture to distinguish two kinds of cymbals on the ground of these two epithet" The mention of "cymbals" is reserved to the last, as being the instrument of music most expressive of joy and jubilation. It completes the musical climax, as Psalms 150:6 completes the ideal one. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 150:5

Praise him upon the loud cymbals - literally, “the cymbals of sound” or hearing. That is, Let there be audibly expressed joy. The allusion here is to an instrument of music that was most distinctly heard in union with other instruments. The sound of the cymbal would be most clearly audible in its accompaniment of the other instruments referred to, as the sound of cymbals, or as the “triangle” would be now. The Hebrew word rendered cymbal means a tinkling, clanging, ringing, as of metal, or of... 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

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 150:1-6

Psalms 147-150 Praise the LordGod’s people should praise him constantly for his merciful and loving care: his care over them in particular (147:1-2), his care over those who sorrow (3), his care over all his creation (4), and his special care for the downtrodden (5-6). God delights to provide for the physical needs of his creatures (7-9). But of all his creatures, those he delights in most are those who humbly trust in his steadfast love (10-11). That is why he delights in Israel above other... read more

Thomas Coke

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 150:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 150:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 150:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 150:5

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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 150:1-6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 150:5

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