Psalms 92:3

92:2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, every: Heb. in the nights

Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. the harp: or, the solemn sound with the harp a solemn: Heb. Higgaion

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with the ten-stringed lute, with the harp, and with the melody of the lyre.

Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

On an instrument of ten strings, and on the psaltery; on the harp with a solemn sound.

92:4 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

What does Psalms 92:3 mean?

Psalms 92:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשׂוֹר (ʻâsôwr), נֶבֶל (nebel), כִּנּוֹר (kinnôwr).

Hebrew interlinear

Upon

instrument

ten

strings,עָשׂוֹרʻâsôwr/aw-sore'/H6218ten; by abbreviated form ten strings, and so a decachord

and

upon

the

psaltery;נֶבֶלnebel/neh'-bel/H5035a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)

upon

the

harpכִּנּוֹרkinnôwr/kin-nore'/H3658a harp

with

solemn

sound.הִגָּיוֹןhiggâyôwn/hig-gaw-yone'/H1902a murmuring sound, i.e. a musical notation (probably similar to the modern affettuoso to indicate solemnity of movement); by implication, a machination

the

harp:

or,

the

solemn

sound

with

the

harp

solemn:

Heb.

Higgaion

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Music Praise Psalms Psaltery Sabbath

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 92:3.

Psalms 33:2

Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

1 Chronicles 13:8

And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. singing: Heb. songs

1 Chronicles 15:16

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

1 Chronicles 15:28

Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

1 Chronicles 16:5

Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; with psalteries: Heb. with instruments of psalteries and harps

1 Chronicles 25:1

Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

1 Chronicles 25:6

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. according: Heb. by the hands of the king

1 Kings 10:12

And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day. pillars: or, rails: Heb. a prop

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 92:3 say?

Psalms 92:3 (King James Version) reads: "Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. the harp: or, the solemn sound with the harp a solemn: Heb. Higgaion"

Is Psalms 92:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 92:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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