Psalms 33:2

Praise the Lord with harp,.... An instrument David was well skilled in the use of, the inventor of which was Jubal, Gen 4:21;

sing unto, him with the psaltery; the name of this instrument is in the…

Praise the Lord with harp - For a description of the “harp,” see the notes at Isa 5:12. Sing unto him with the psaltery - For the meaning of this word, also, see the notes at Isa 5:12, where the word…

Four things the psalmist expresses in these verses:

I. The great desire he had that God might be praised. He did not think he did it so well himself, but that he wished others also might be employed…

Give thanks unto the Lord with harp:

Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings (R.V.).

The harp and psaltery were both stringed instruments, differing somewhat in form.