Praise him with the timbrel and dance (comp. Psalms 149:3). Praise him with stringed instruments and organs; literally, with strings and pipe. "Organs" are, of course, out of the question. The "pipe" intended is probably the double pipe so often represented on the monuments of Egypt, Assyria, and Phoenicia.
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Psalms 150:4
Psalms 150:4
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain
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