God’s Word Translation
Psalms 81:4
4This is a law for Israel, a legal decision from the God of Jacob.
Psalms 81:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
- New International Version (NIV)this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For it is a statute for Israel, a rule of the God of Jacob.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For this is a statute for Israel, A law of the God of Jacob.
Context of Psalms 81:4
2Begin a psalm, and strike a tambourine. Play lyres and harps with their pleasant music. 3Blow the ram’s horn on the day of the new moon, on the day of the full moon, on our festival days. This is a law for Israel, a legal decision from the God of Jacob. 5These are the instructions God set in place for Joseph when Joseph rose to power over Egypt. I heard a message I did not understand: 6“I removed the burden from his shoulder. His hands were freed from the basket.
Read all of Psalms 81Psalms 81:4 word by word
כִּ֤י חֹ֣ק לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ה֑וּא מִ֝שְׁפָּ֗ט לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Commentaries on Psalms 81:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4This was a statute for Israel - See the statute, Numbers 10:10; (note), and Leviticus 23:24; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For this was a statute for Israel - See Exodus 12:3. That is, it was a law for the whole Jewish people, for all who had the name Israel, for all the descendants of Jacob. The word was is not in the original, as if this had been an old commandment which might now be obsolete, but the idea is one of perpetuity: it is a perpetual law for the Hebrew people. A law of the God of Jacob - Hebrew, a judgment; or, right. The idea is, that it was what was due to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5The festival, a time to celebrate and listen to the Lord, took place at God’s appointed time.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-161. our strength--(Psa 38:7).Read the comment
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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
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