Mazmur 45:8

45:8 All your garments are perfumed with ¹  myrrh, aloes, and cassia.

From the luxurious palaces ²  comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy. ³ 

Mazmur 98:6

98:6 With trumpets and the blaring of the ram’s horn,

shout out praises before the king, the Lord!

Mazmur 33:2

33:2 Give thanks to the Lord with the harp!

Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument!

Mazmur 92:3

92:3 to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument and a lyre,

to the accompaniment of the meditative tone of the harp.

Mazmur 68:25

68:25 Singers walk in front;

musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, ⁴ 

in the midst of young women playing tambourines. ⁵ 

Mazmur 71:22

71:22 I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument,

praising ⁶  your faithfulness, O my God!

I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp,

O Holy One of Israel! ⁷ 

[45:8]  ¹ tn The words “perfumed with” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[45:8]  ² tn Heb “the palaces of ivory.” The phrase “palaces of ivory” refers to palaces that had ivory panels and furniture decorated with ivory inlays. Such decoration with ivory was characteristic of a high level of luxury. See 1 Kgs 22:39 and Amos 3:15.

[45:8]  ³ tn Heb “from the palaces of ivory stringed instrument[s] make you happy.”

[68:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “after [are] the stringed instrument players.”

[68:25]  ⁵ sn To celebrate a military victory, women would play tambourines (see Exod 15:20; Judg 11:34; 1 Sam 18:6).

[71:22]  ⁶ tn The word “praising” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[71:22]  ⁷ sn The basic sense of the word “holy” is “set apart from that which is commonplace, special, unique.” The Lord’s holiness is first and foremost his transcendent sovereignty as the ruler of the world. He is “set apart” from the world over which he rules. At the same time his holiness encompasses his moral authority, which derives from his royal position. As king he has the right to dictate to his subjects how they are to live; indeed his very own character sets the standard for proper behavior.