Psalms 71:22

So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly in a moment of transition, speaking immediately after receiving renewed comfort and honor and just before declaring that his redeemed soul will shout for joy.

The words — The Hebrew אוֹדְךָ ('od./Kha) and אֲזַמְּרָה ('a.za.me.Rah) both denote vocal and instrumental praise, anchored by כְלִי נֶבֶל (kh.li ne.Vel, "instrument of a lyre") offered specifically for אֲמִתְּךָ ('a.mi.te./Kha, "Your faithfulness").

The thread — The linkage of vocal praise and stringed instruments appears in Psalms 33:2 and Psalms 92:1, where singing to God's name and playing the harp are paired as acts of worship.

Why it lands — The text demands a response of active worship rooted in God's proven faithfulness, requiring the reader to align their own praise with the reality of divine redemption rather than abstract sentiment.

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The Hebrew words

גַּם־gam-also אֲנִ֤י׀'a.NiI אוֹדְךָ֣'od./KhaI will praise/ you בִכְלִי־vi/kh.li-with/ an instrument of נֶבֶל֮ne.Vela lyre אֲמִתְּךָ֪'a.mi.te./Khafaithfulness/ your אֱלֹ֫הָ֥י'e.Lo.Ha/iO God/ my אֲזַמְּרָ֣ה'a.za.me.RahI will make musicלְךָ֣le./Khato/ youבְכִנּ֑וֹרve./khi.Norwith/ a harp קְ֝ד֗וֹשׁke.Do.oshO holy [one] of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael

King James Version

I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

Cross-references

Psalms 92:1 A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
2 Kings 19:22 Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
Psalms 33:2 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.
Psalms 89:18 Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 12:6 Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
Habakkuk 3:18 yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
Psalms 98:3 He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Isaiah 5:24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 60:9 Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.