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Psalm 98:5

Sing praises to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.

3He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!
5Sing praises to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.
6With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn, make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD.
7Let the sea roar with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.
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Notice

The harp sounds twice in this line, drawing attention to music as an offering of praise, with the human voice joining its melody before YHWH.

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Where else Scripture says this

9 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 105:2Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvelous works.Both passages direct singing toward the LORD, with Psalm 105 connecting praise to telling of his marvelous works.
Revelation 14:2–3I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of a great thunder. The sound which I heard was like that of harpists playing on …The harp links these passages: Psalm 98 names it in praise, while Revelation describes a heavenly sound like harpists playing.
Revelation 5:8Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full …Harps appear in both scenes of worship, accompanying praise to the LORD in the psalm and homage before the Lamb in Revelation.
Psalm 33:2Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.Both psalms name the harp as an instrument for singing praises to the LORD.
Isaiah 51:3For the LORD has comforted Zion. He has comforted all her waste places, and has made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy …Both passages include the voice of melody in response to the LORD, with Isaiah describing thanksgiving after his comfort of Zion.
Psalm 92:3–4with the ten-stringed lute, with the harp, and with the melody of the lyre.Both passages name the harp and melody, giving concrete musical expression to their words.
1 Chronicles 25:1–6Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with …Both passages give harps a place in service to God, with Chronicles describing musicians set apart to prophesy with instruments.
2 Chronicles 29:25He set the Levites in the LORD’s house with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king’s seer, …Both passages place harps in worship of the LORD, with Chronicles locating the musicians in his house.
1 Chronicles 15:16David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding …Both passages join voices with harps, while Chronicles describes appointed singers lifting their voices with joy.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Sing one song of praise to YHWH

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Encouragement

Your voice has a place in the praise described here. The song is directed to YHWH, whose loving kindness and faithfulness are the reason for this music.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).