Psalms 149:3 - Exposition

Let them praise his Name in the dance (comp. Psalms 150:4 ). (On the employment of dancing by the Hebrews as a religious exercise, and in their most solemn acts of worship, see Exodus 15:20 ; 2 Samuel 6:14 -160. Let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp . (On the toph , or "timbrel," see the comment upon Psalms 68:25 ). It was used to accompany a hymn of rejoicing by Miriam ( Exodus 15:20 ), by Jephthah's daughter ( 11:34 ), and by David ( 2 Samuel 6:5 ).