Psalms 98:5
Sweep the strings to Yahweh, With the lyre, With the lyre, and the voice of melody;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
In Context
4Shout aloud to Yahweh, all the earth, Break forth and make a joyful noise and sweep the strings;
6With trumpets and the sound of a horn, Shout aloud, before the king—Yahweh.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 15:28So, all Israel, were bringing up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, with shouting, and with sound of the horn, and with trumpets, and with cymbals,—sounding aloud, with harps, and lyres.
2 Chronicles 29:25And he caused the Levites to stand in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals and with harps and with lyres, by the commandment of David, and of Gad the seer of the king, and of Nathan the prophet,—for, by the hand of Yahweh, came the commandment by the hand of his prophets.
Psalms 71:22I also, will praise thee by the aid of a harp, Thy faithfulness, O my God,—I will make music unto thee with a lyre, Thou holy one of Israel;
Psalms 147:7Respond to Yahweh with thanksgiving, Make melody to our God with the lyre.
Revelation 5:8And, when he took the scroll, the four living creatures, and the four-and-twenty elders, fell down before the Lamb, having, each one, a harp, and bowls of gold full of incense,—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 →