The Meaning of Psalms 150:5 Explained

Psalms 150:5

KJV: Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

YLT: Praise Him with cymbals of sounding, Praise Him with cymbals of shouting.

Darby: Praise him with loud cymbals; praise him with high sounding cymbals.

ASV: Praise him with loud cymbals: Praise him with high sounding cymbals.

Discover Psalms 150:5

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 150:5?

MEANING: What does Psalms 150:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 150:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 150:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Praise  him upon the loud  cymbals:  praise  him upon the high sounding  cymbals. 

What does Psalms 150:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 150:1-6 - The Praise-Songs Of God's People
Israel was formed into a nation and delivered from Babylon, that her singers should lead the praises of mankind, and her teachers provide the metaphors and phrases for the world's religious nurture. "This people have I made for myself," said the Most High, "that they might show forth my praise." Is it not also our Christian duty to be joyful in our King? Our religious life has not enough ecstasy and gladness in it to attract the world, which is sad enough beneath its outward gaiety.
Psalms 150:1-6
A worthy close to the Psalter. Ten times the summons to praise rings out, and ten is the number of perfection. Think of the tears and groans, the questionings and perplexities, the feeble faith and disappointed aspiration, that have preceded! Now it all finishes thus! So life will finish! Our Misereres will be forgotten in the outbursting Jubilates . The first three books of the Psalter end with Amen and Amen, the firm expression of faith. The fourth book with Amen, Hallelujah, as though faith were beginning to be lost in glad realization. But here, at the end of all, there is one abounding and unhesitating Hallelujah!
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Chapter Summary: Psalm 150

1  An exhortation to praise God
3  With all kinds of instruments

What do the individual words in Psalms 150:5 mean?

Praise Him with cymbals loud Praise Him with cymbals clashing
הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ בְצִלְצְלֵי־ שָׁ֑מַע הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥י תְרוּעָֽה

הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ  Praise  Him 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַל 
Sense: to shine.
בְצִלְצְלֵי־  with  cymbals 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: צְלָצַל 
Sense: whirring, buzzing.
שָׁ֑מַע  loud 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֵׁמַע  
Sense: report, a hearing.
הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ  Praise  Him 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַל 
Sense: to shine.
בְּֽצִלְצְלֵ֥י  with  cymbals 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: צְלָצַל 
Sense: whirring, buzzing.
תְרוּעָֽה  clashing 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּרוּעָה  
Sense: alarm, signal, sound of tempest, shout, shout or blast of war or alarm or j oy.

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