1 Chronicles 15:16

15:16 David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint some of their relatives as musicians; they were to play various instruments, including stringed instruments and cymbals, and to sing loudly and joyfully. ¹ 

1 Chronicles 15:25

15:25 So David, the leaders of Israel, and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the house of Obed-Edom with celebration.

1 Chronicles 15:28

15:28 All Israel brought up the ark of the Lord’s covenant; they were shouting, blowing trumpets, sounding cymbals, and playing stringed instruments.

Ezra 3:10-11

3:10 When the builders established the Lord’s temple, the priests, ceremonially attired and with their clarions, ²  and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with their cymbals, stood to praise the Lord according to the instructions left by ³  King David of Israel. ⁴  3:11 With antiphonal response they sang, ⁵  praising and glorifying the Lord:

“For he is good;

his loyal love toward Israel is forever.”

All the people gave a loud ⁶  shout as they praised the Lord when the temple of the Lord was established.

Psalms 47:1

Psalm 47 ⁷ 

For the music director; by the Korahites; a psalm.

47:1 All you nations, clap your hands!

Shout out to God in celebration! ⁸ 

Psalms 47:5-6

47:5 God has ascended his throne ⁹  amid loud shouts; ¹⁰ 

the Lord has ascended his throne amid the blaring of ram’s horns. ¹¹ 

47:6 Sing to God! Sing!

Sing to our king! Sing!

Psalms 68:24-27

68:24 They ¹²  see your processions, O God –

the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor. ¹³ 

68:25 Singers walk in front;

musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, ¹⁴ 

in the midst of young women playing tambourines. ¹⁵ 

68:26 In your large assemblies praise God,

the Lord, in the assemblies of Israel! ¹⁶ 

68:27 There is little Benjamin, their ruler, ¹⁷ 

and the princes of Judah in their robes, ¹⁸ 

along with the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.

[15:16]  ¹ tn Heb “causing to be heard to lift up with a voice of joy.”

[3:10]  ² sn This was a long, straight, metallic instrument used for signal calls, rather than the traditional ram’s horn (both instruments are typically translated “trumpet” by English versions).

[3:10]  ³ tn Heb “according to the hands of.”

[3:10]  ⁴ sn See Ps 107:1; 118:1, 29; 136:1. Cf. 2 Chr 5:13; 7:3; 20:21.

[3:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “they answered.”

[3:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “great.”

[47:1]  ⁷ sn Psalm 47. In this hymn the covenant community praises the Lord as the exalted king of the earth who has given them victory over the nations and a land in which to live.

[47:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “Shout to God with [the] sound of a ringing cry!”

[47:5]  ⁹ sn God ascended his throne. In the context of vv. 3-4, which refer to the conquest of the land under Joshua, v. 5 is best understood as referring to an historical event. When the Lord conquered the land and placed his people in it, he assumed a position of kingship, as predicted by Moses (see Exod 15:17-18, as well as Ps 114:1-2). That event is here described metaphorically in terms of a typical coronation ceremony for an earthly king (see 2 Sam 15:10; 2 Kgs 9:13). Verses 1-2, 8-9 focus on God’s continuing kingship, which extends over all nations.

[47:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “God ascended amid a shout.” The words “his throne” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Lord’s coronation as king is described here (see v. 8). Here the perfect probably has a present perfect function, indicating a completed action with continuing effects.

[47:5]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the Lord amid the sound of the ram horn.” The verb “ascended” is understood by ellipsis; see the preceding line.

[68:24]  ¹² tn The subject is probably indefinite, referring to bystanders in general who witness the procession.

[68:24]  ¹³ tn The Hebrew text has simply “in holiness.” The words “who marches along” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[68:25]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “after [are] the stringed instrument players.”

[68:25]  ¹⁵ sn To celebrate a military victory, women would play tambourines (see Exod 15:20; Judg 11:34; 1 Sam 18:6).

[68:26]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “from the fountain of Israel,” which makes little, if any, sense here. The translation assumes an emendation to בְּמִקְרָאֵי (bÿmiqra’ey, “in the assemblies of [Israel]”).

[68:27]  ¹⁷ sn Little Benjamin, their ruler. This may allude to the fact that Israel’s first king, Saul, was from the tribe of Benjamin.

[68:27]  ¹⁸ tc The MT reads רִגְמָתָם (rigmatam), which many derive from רָגַם (ragam, “to kill by stoning”) and translates, “[in] their heaps,” that is, in large numbers.