Psalms 98:5
Make melody to the Lord with instruments of music; with a corded instrument and the voice of song.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
In Context
6With wind instruments and the sound of the horn, make a glad cry before the Lord, the King.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 15:28So all Israel took up the ark of the agreement of the Lord, with loud cries and with horns and brass and corded instruments sounding loudly.
2 Chronicles 29:25Then he put the Levites in their places in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments of music as ordered by David and Gad, the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for the order was the Lord's, given by his prophets.
Psalms 71:22I will give praise to you with instruments of music, O my God, for you are true; I will make songs to you with music, O Holy One of Israel.
Psalms 147:7Make songs of praise to the Lord; make melody to our God with instruments of music.
Revelation 5:8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and the four and twenty rulers went down on their faces before the Lamb, having every one an instrument of music, and gold vessels full of perfumes, which are the prayers of the saints.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 98:5-9
An Invitation to Praise. 4 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord , all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 5 Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. 6 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord , the King. 7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 8 Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together 9 Before the Lord ; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall… Read the whole commentary →