Psalms 81:2

Psalms 81:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
• New International Version (NIV)Begin the music, strike the timbrel, play the melodious harp and lyre.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Raise a song and strike the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the lute.

Context of Psalms 81:2

1Shout for joy to God, our source of strength! Shout out to the God of Jacob! Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument! 3Sound the ram’s horn on the day of the new moon, and on the day of the full moon when our festival begins. 4For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel; it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob.

Psalms 81:2 word by word

שְֽׂאוּ־זִ֭מְרָה וּתְנוּ־תֹ֑ף כִּנּ֖וֹר נָעִ֣ים עִם־נָֽבֶל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Takeנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• a psalmזִמְרָהzimrâh · melodyH2172
• and bringנָתַןnâthan · to give: cry outH5414
• hither the timbrelתֹּףtôph · tambourineH8596
• the pleasantנָעִיםnâ‛îym · musicalH5273
• harpכִּנּוֹרkinnôr · lyreH3658
• with the psalteryנֵ֫בֶלnebel nêbel · harpH5035

Cross-references for Psalms 81:2

• Psalms 92:3to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument and a lyre, to the accompaniment of the meditative tone of the harp.
• Psalms 95:1Come! Let’s sing for joy to the Lord! Let’s shout out praises to our protector who delivers us!
• Psalms 149:1Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song! Praise him in the assembly of the godly!
• Mark 14:26After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
• Ephesians 5:19speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord,
• Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.
• James 5:13Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises.

Commentaries on Psalms 81:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Take a psalm - זמרה zimrah . I rather think that this was the name of a musical instrument. Bring hither the timbrel - תף toph ; some kind of drum or tom tom. The pleasant harp - כנור kinnor . Probably a sistrum, or something like it. A Stringed instrument. With the psaltery - נבל nebel, the nabla . The cithara, Septuagint.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Take a psalm - literally, “Lift up a psalm; perhaps, as we should say, “Raise the tune.” Or, it may mean, Take an ode, a hymn, a psalm, composed for the occasion, and accompany it with the instruments of music which are specified. And bring hither the timbrel - For the purpose of praise. On the meaning of this word rendered “timbrel” - תף tôph - see the notes at Isaiah 5:12. The pleasant harp - On the word here rendered “harp” - כנור kinnôr - see also…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2An Israelite tambourine was a hand drum with a round frame and skin cover. People used it as a percussion instrument during celebrations, often to accompany dancing (Psalms 68:25; 149:3; 150:4). The sweet-sounding harp and lyre, both stringed instruments, are the most frequently mentioned instruments in the psalms (for example, Psalms 33:2; 57:8; 71:22; 150:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. unites the most joyful kinds of music, vocal and instrumental.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 81:2

• Harp
• Music
• Psaltery
• Timbrel

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Gittith
• Lust
• Psalms
• God
• Joy
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Music
• Psalms, Book of
• Trumpets, Feast of

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