John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 33:2
Praise the Lord with harp ,.... An instrument David was well skilled in the use of, the inventor of which was Jubal, Genesis 4:21 ; sing unto, him with the psaltery ; the name of this instrument is in the Hebrew language "nebel": the account which Josephus F23 Antiqu. l. 7. c. 12. s. 3. gives of this, and of the former, is, "the harp is extended with ten strings, and is plucked with a quill; the "nabla", or psaltery, has twelve sounds, and is played upon with the fingers;' ... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 33:1-11
Four things the psalmist expresses in these verses: I. The great desire he had that God might be praised. He did not think he did it so well himself, but that he wished others also might be employed in this work; the more the better, in this concert: it is the more like heaven. 1. Holy joy is the heart and soul of praise, and that is here pressed upon all good people (Ps. 33:1): Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous; so the foregoing psalm concluded and so this begins; for all our religious... read more