Psalms 43:4
That I may go unto the altar of God, unto God the joy of my gladness; and that I may thank thee upon the harp, O God, my God.
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2 Samuel 6:5And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir-wood, and on harps, and on psalteries, and on tambourines, and with bells, and with cymbals.
Psalms 33:2Give thanks unto the Lord with the harp: with the ten-stringed psaltery do ye sing [praises] unto him.
Psalms 57:8(57:9) Awake, my spirit; awake, psaltery and harp: I will wake up the morning-dawn.
Psalms 63:2(63:3) As I have beheld thee in the sanctuary, seeing thy strength and thy glory;
Psalms 71:22Also I, I will thank thee with the psaltery, [for] thy truth, O my God: I will sing unto thee with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
Psalms 116:12What shall I give in return unto the Lord for all his bounties toward me?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 43:2-5
Appeals and Petitions. 1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. 2 For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 3 O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. 5 Why art thou cast… Read the whole commentary →