Psalms 33:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Sing unto him a new song; Play skilfully with a loud noise.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִֽׁירוּ־ל֭וֹ שִׁ֣יר חָדָ֑שׁ הֵיטִ֥יבוּ נַ֝גֵּ֗ן בִּתְרוּעָֽה׃

Transliteration

Šîrû-to-him šîr ḥādāš hêṭîbû naggēn with-tərûʿāh

Grammar Details

• *Šîrû*: imperative, plural with preposition *lə-* (to) + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - sing
• *šîr*: masculine singular noun - song
• *ḥādāš*: masculine singular adjective - new
• *hêṭîbû*: hiphil imperative, plural - do well/skillfully
• *naggēn*: piel infinitive construct - to play
• *tərûʿāh*: feminine singular noun with preposition *bə-* (with) - shout/blast

Word Meanings

• *Šîrû*: sing/chant
• *šîr*: song/poem
• *ḥādāš*: new/fresh
• *hêṭîbû*: do well/play skillfully/make good
• *naggēn*: to play (instrument)/to make music
• *tərûʿāh*: shout/blast/alarm/war cry/joyful noise

Referenced Verses

• Ps 96:1 : 1 Oh sing unto Jehovah a new song: Sing unto Jehovah, all the earth.
• Isa 42:10 : 10 Sing unto Jehovah a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth; ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
• Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood [men] of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,
• Ps 98:1 : 1 A Psalm. Oh sing unto Jehovah a new song; For he hath done marvellous things: His right hand, and his holy arm, hath wrought salvation for him.
• 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.
• Ps 149:1 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Sing unto Jehovah a new song, And his praise in the assembly of the saints.
• 1 Chr 13:8 : 8 And 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.
• 1 Chr 15:22 : 22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
• 1 Chr 25:7 : 7 And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto Jehovah, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
• 2 Chr 34:12 : 12 And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and [others of] the Levites, all that were skilful with instruments of music.
• Ps 40:3 : 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in Jehovah.
• Rev 14:3 : 3 and they sing as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders: and no man could learn the song save the hundred and forty and four thousand, [even] they that had been purchased out of the earth.
• Eph 5:19 : 19 speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;
• Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms [and] hymns [and] spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.