Psalms 149:3
What does Psalms 149:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 149:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Let them give praise to his name in the dance: let them make melody to him with instruments of brass and corded instruments of music.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862They praise His name in a dance, With timbrel and harp sing praise to Him.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Let them praise his name in choir: let them sing to him with the timbrel and the psaltery.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Let them praise his name in the dance; let them sing psalms unto him with the tambour and harp.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 81:2
Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.
- Psalms 137:2
Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.
- 1 Chronicles 15:28
Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with psalteries and harps.
- Psalms 30:11
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
- Ezra 3:10
And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Jehovah, after the order of David king of Israel.
- Judges 11:34
And Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house; and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter.
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