Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 81
For the choirmaster. According to Gittith.Gittith is probably a musical or liturgical term; here and in Psalms 8 and 84. Of Asaph.
1Sing for joyH7442 to GodH430 our strengthH5797;make a joyful noiseH7321 to the GodH430 of JacobH3290.2Lift upH5375 a songH2172, strikeH5414 the tambourineH8596,play the sweet-soundingH5273 harpH5035 andH5973 lyreH3658.3SoundH8628 the ram’s hornH7782 at the New MoonH2320,and at the full moonH3677 on the dayH3117 of our FeastH2282.4ForH3588 thisH1931 is a statuteH2706 for IsraelH3478,an ordinanceH4941 of the GodH430 of JacobH3290.5He ordained itH7760 as a testimonyH5715 for JosephH30841when he went outH3318 overH5921 the landH776 of EgyptH4714,where I heardH8085 an unfamiliarH3808H3045 languageH8193:
6“I relievedH5493 his shoulderH7926 of the burdenH5447;his handsH3709 were freedH5674 from the basketH1731.7You called outH7121 in distressH6869, and I rescued youH2502;I answeredH6030 you from the cloudH5643 of thunderH7482;I testedH974 you atH5921 the watersH4325 of MeribahH4809.2SelahH55428HearH8085, O My peopleH5971, and I will warnH5749 you:O IsraelH3478, if onlyH518 you would listenH8085 to Me!9There must be noH3808H1961 strangeH2114 godH410 among you,nor shall youH3808 bowH7812 to a foreignH5236 godH410.10IH595 am the LORDH3068 your GodH430,who brought you upH5927 out of EgyptH776H4714.Open wide your mouthH6310H7337,and I will fill itH4390.
11But My peopleH5971H6963 would notH3808 listen to MeH8085,and IsraelH3478 would notH3808 obeyH14 Me.12So I gave them upH7971 to their stubbornH8307 heartsH3820to followH1980 their own devicesH4156.13If onlyH3863 My peopleH5971 would listenH8085 to Me,if IsraelH3478 would followH1980 My waysH1870,14how soonH4592 I would subdueH3665 their enemiesH341and turnH7725 My handH3027 againstH5921 their foesH6862!15Those who hateH8130 the LORDH3068 would feign obedienceH3584,and their doomH6256 would last foreverH1961H5769.16But I would feed youH398 the finestH2459 wheatH2406;with honeyH1706 from the rockH6697 I would satisfy youH7646.”
Notes
- 1. Psalms 81:5 Or in Joseph ↩
- 2. Psalms 81:7 Meribah means quarreling; see Exodus 17:7. ↩
Commentaries on Psalms 81
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Berean Standard Bible — © Berean Bible — CC0 / Public Domain
Commentaries