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Let them praiseיְהַלְלוּhis nameשְׁמוֹwith dancing;בְמָחוֹלwith tambourineבְּתֹףand lyreוְכִנּוֹרlet them sing psalmsיְזַמְּרוּto him.לוֹ
Psalms 149:3
Study it in the app“Let them praise his name with dancing; with tambourine and lyre let them sing psalms to him.”
A psalm invites us to praise God with dancing, tambourine and lyreJoy and thanks
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 149:3, word by word
- Let them praiseיְהַלְלוּyehallu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “yehallu” appears- his nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- with dancingמָחוֹלmachol
dance
Dance: the round dance with which joy is celebrated.
Where else “machol” appears- with tambourineתֹףtof
tambourine
Tambourine: a small hand drum.
Where else “tof” appears- and lyreכִנּוֹרchinor
lyre
Lyre: a small stringed instrument.
Where else “chinor” appears- let them sing psalmsיְזַמְּרוּyezamru
sing praise, make music
Sing praise: sing or play a stringed instrument in praise. The word for "psalm" comes from it.
Where else “yezamru” appears
The context
2Let Israel be glad in its Maker; let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King.
3 · This verse (above)
4For YHWH takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.