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 · 2000

Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Let 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 · 1862

They praise His name in a dance, With timbrel and harp sing praise to Him.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Let them praise his name in choir: let them sing to him with the timbrel and the psaltery.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Let them praise his name in the dance; let them sing psalms unto him with the tambour and harp.

Context

v.2Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

v.3This passage

v.4For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.

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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