Psalms 150:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Praise him with timbrel and dance: Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 149:3 : 3 Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp.
Isa 38:20 : 20 Jehovah is [ready] to save me: Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments All the days of our life in the house of Jehovah.
Exod 15:20 : 20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
Job 21:12 : 12 They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
Job 30:31 : 31 Therefore is my harp [turned] to mourning, And my pipe into the voice of them that weep.
Ps 33:2 : 2 Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.
Ps 45:8 : 8 All thy garments [smell of] myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
Ps 92:3 : 3 With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery; With a solemn sound upon the harp.
Ps 144:9 : 9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
Hab 3:19 : 19 Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength; And he maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And will make me to walk upon my high places.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 150:1-3
3 verses
90%
1Praise ye Jehovah. Praise God in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of his power.
2Praise him for his mighty acts: Praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3Praise him with trumpet sound: Praise him with psaltery and harp.
Ps 149:1-3
3 verses
88%
1Praise ye Jehovah. Sing unto Jehovah a new song, And his praise in the assembly of the saints.
2Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp.
Ps 150:5-6
2 verses
88%
5Praise him with loud cymbals: Praise him with high sounding cymbals.
6Let everything that hath breath praise Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah.
Ps 33:1-3
3 verses
83%
1Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright.
2Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.
3Sing unto him a new song; Play skilfully with a loud noise.
Ps 81:1-2
2 verses
81%
1For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. [A Psalm] of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
2Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.
Job 21:12
81%
12They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
Ps 98:4-6
3 verses
80%
4Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all the earth: Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises.
5Sing praises unto Jehovah with the harp; With the harp and the voice of melody.
6With trumpets and sound of cornet Make a joyful noise before the King, Jehovah.
1 Chr 13:8
78%
8And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
2 Sam 6:5
77%
5And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah with all manner of [instruments made of] fir-wood, {H6086} and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with castanets, and with cymbals.
Ps 92:3-4
2 verses
77%
3With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery; With a solemn sound upon the harp.
4For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
Ps 147:7
76%
7Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God,
1 Chr 15:28
76%
28Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with psalteries and harps.
Ps 68:25
75%
25The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.
1 Chr 15:16
75%
16And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.
Ps 147:1
74%
1Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, [and] praise is comely.
Ps 47:6
73%
6Sing praise to God, sing praises: Sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
Ps 95:2
73%
2Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; Let us make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Ps 144:9
72%
9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
Ps 100:1-2
2 verses
72%
1A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all ye lands.
2Serve Jehovah with gladness: Come before his presence with singing.
Ps 66:1-2
2 verses
72%
1For the Chief Musician. A Song, a Psalm. Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth:
2Sing forth the glory of his name: Make his praise glorious.
2 Chr 20:28
72%
28And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of Jehovah.
1 Chr 23:5
72%
5and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise therewith.
1 Chr 16:9
72%
9Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvellous works.
Ps 148:1
72%
1Praise ye Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens: Praise him in the heights.
Ps 148:4
71%
4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.
Ps 105:2
71%
2Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvelous works.
Ps 71:22
71%
22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [Even] thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
2 Chr 29:26
71%
26And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
1 Chr 16:4
71%
4And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel:
2 Sam 6:15
71%
15So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Jehovah with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
Ps 47:1
71%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
Ps 146:1
70%
1Praise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul.
Dan 3:5
70%
5that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up;
Ps 138:1
70%
1[ A Psalm] of David. I will give thee thanks with my whole heart: Before the gods will I sing praises unto thee.
Amos 6:5
70%
5that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;
Ps 111:1
70%
1Praise ye Jehovah. I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart, In the council of the upright, and in the congregation.
Ps 100:4
69%
4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Give thanks unto him, and bless his name.