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Psalm 149

Psa. 149:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Let them praise
halal (Hebrew #1984)
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
KJV usage: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(- ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
Pronounce: haw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root
his name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
μin the dance
machowl (Hebrew #4234)
a (round) dance
KJV usage: dance(-cing).
Pronounce: maw-khole'
Origin: from 2342
: let them sing praises
zamar (Hebrew #2167)
properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e. play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music
KJV usage: give praise, sing forth praises, psalms.
Pronounce: zaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root (perhaps ident. with 2168 through the idea of striking with the fingers)
unto him with the timbrel
toph (Hebrew #8596)
a tambourine
KJV usage: tabret, timbrel.
Pronounce: tofe
Origin: from 8608 contracted
and harp
kinnowr (Hebrew #3658)
a harp
KJV usage: harp.
Pronounce: kin-nore'
Origin: from a unused root meaning to twang
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or, with the pipe.

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Cross References

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in the dance.
or, with the pipe.
Psa. 150:4• 4Praise him with the tambour and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe; (Psa. 150:4)
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Psa. 150•  (Psa. 150)
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Ex. 15:20• 20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the tambour in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambours and with dances. (Ex. 15:20)
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Judg. 11:34• 34And Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house, and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambours and with dances; and she was an only child: besides her he had neither son nor daughter. (Judg. 11:34)
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2 Sam. 6:16• 16And as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart. (2 Sam. 6:16)
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Jer. 31:13• 13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old together; for I will turn their mourning into gladness, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice after their sorrow. (Jer. 31:13)
with the timbrel.
Psa. 33:2• 2Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp; sing psalms unto him with the ten-stringed lute. (Psa. 33:2)
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Psa. 81:2• 2Raise a song, and sound the tambour, the pleasant harp with the lute. (Psa. 81:2)
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Psa. 137:2‑4• 2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
 3For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that made us wail required mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
 4How should we sing a song of Jehovah's upon a foreign soil? (Psa. 137:2‑4)
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Psa. 150:3‑5• 3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with lute and harp;
 4Praise him with the tambour and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe;
 5Praise him with loud cymbals; praise him with high sounding cymbals. (Psa. 150:3‑5)
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1 Chron. 15:28‑29• 28And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the trumpet, and with clarions, and with cymbals, playing aloud with lutes and harps.
 29And it came to pass as the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart. (1 Chron. 15:28‑29)
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1 Chron. 16:42• 42and with them, with Heman and Jeduthun, trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud; and the musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate. (1 Chron. 16:42)
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1 Chron. 25:6• 6All these were under the direction of their fathers Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, lutes and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the direction of the king. (1 Chron. 25:6)
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2 Chron. 29:25• 25And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with lutes, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah through his prophets. (2 Chron. 29:25)
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Ezra 3:10• 10And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, they set the priests in their apparel, with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Jehovah according to the directions of David king of Israel. (Ezra 3:10)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Let them praise his name in the dance; let them sing psalms unto him with the tambour and harp.