Psalm 150:3
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Cross-reference
In Psalm 149:3, the same call to praise with dancing, tambourine, and lyre echoes the instruments listed here, reinforcing the psalmist's theme of musical worship.
Psalm 98:6 similarly commands praise with trumpets, reinforcing the use of brass instruments in worship.
Psalm 92:3 mentions harp and lyre in praise, echoing the same instruments as Psalm 150:3.
Psalm 81:2 also lists musical instruments (tambourine, lyre, harp) for praise songs, mirroring the call to praise with lute and harp.
Psalm 33:2 also calls for praise with harp and lyre, directly paralleling Psalm 150:3's instruments.
Psalm 71:22 directly mentions praising God with harp and lyre — the same two stringed instruments.
Psalm 144:9 promises to praise God on a ten-stringed harp — one of the instruments named here.
Psalm 98:5 also calls for praise with the lyre, echoing the same instrument and joyful worship context.
Psalm 47:5 uses the sound of the trumpet for God's ascension — matching one of the instruments here.
1 Chronicles 15:24 describes priests blowing trumpets before the ark, a direct parallel to trumpet praise.
1 Chronicles 15:28 lists trumpets, harps, and stringed instruments in worship, closely matching Psalm 150:3's instrumentation.
Daniel 3:5 shows music used to command idol worship, contrasting with Psalm 150:3's call to praise the true God.
2 Chronicles 9:11 shows harp and lyre made from almug wood for temple singers — same instruments as here.
2 Chronicles 29:26 mentions trumpets and the instruments of David (including harp/lyre) used in temple worship.
2 Chronicles 20:28 describes praising God with harps, lyres, and trumpets — exactly the trio listed here.
In 2 Chronicles 5:12, Levitical singers with cymbals, harps, and lyres stand with 120 trumpeting priests — the trumpet, lute, and harp from here are all present at the temple dedication.
In 1 Chronicles 25:1, David sets apart sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals — the same harp and lyre from here, linking prophetic ministry to instrumental praise.
In 1 Chronicles 15:16, David appoints Levites to play loudly on harps and lyres — the same lute and harp from here, showing how the command to praise was enacted in temple music.
In 1 Chronicles 13:8, David and Israel celebrate with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets — the very instruments (trumpet, lute, harp) commanded here, reinforcing the pattern of musical praise.
Daniel 3:10 lists the same instruments—trumpet, harp, lyre—but for idolatrous worship, contrasting with praise to God.
In 2 Samuel 6:5, David and Israel celebrate before the Lord with lyres, harps, tambourines, and cymbals — matching the lute (nevel) and harp (kinnor) called for here, linking ark procession to praise.
Revelation 5:8 shows elders holding harps in heavenly worship, a direct parallel to praising God with harp.
Revelation 14:2 describes harpists in heaven, echoing the use of harp for praise.
Numbers 10:10 shows trumpets used in Israel's feasts and offerings, a precedent for their role in praise.
1 Chronicles 16:42 mentions trumpets and musical instruments for songs of God, similar to Psalm 150:3's praise.
In 1 Kings 10:12, Solomon makes lyres and harps (nevel and kinnor) from almug wood for temple singers — the same instruments called for here, showing their construction for worship.
In 2 Samuel 6:15, the ark is brought up with the sound of the horn (shofar) — the same trumpet mentioned here, connecting the command to praise with a historic worship event.
In 1 Samuel 10:5, a group of prophets uses harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre — the same two stringed instruments (harp/nevel, lyre/kinnor) mentioned here, showing their use in prophetic worship.