New International Version
Psalms 81:1
1Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!
Psalms 81:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Sing aloud to God our strength; Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Sing praises to God, our strength. Sing to the God of Jacob.
Context of Psalms 81:1
Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob! 2Begin the music, strike the timbrel, play the melodious harp and lyre. 3Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;
Read all of Psalms 81Psalms 81:1 word by word
הַ֭רְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִ֣ים עוּזֵּ֑נוּ הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 81:1
- Psalms 8:1Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens.
- Psalms 67:4May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth.
- Jeremiah 31:7This is what the Lord says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard, and say, ‘Lord, save your people, the remnant of Israel.’
- Psalms 18:1I love you, Lord, my strength.
- Psalms 28:7The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
- Psalms 52:7“Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!”
- Philippians 4:13I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
- Psalms 33:1Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
- Psalms 66:1Shout for joy to God, all the earth!
- Psalms 100:1Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
- Psalms 46:11The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
- Genesis 50:17‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.
- Matthew 22:32‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”
Commentaries on Psalms 81:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Sing aloud unto God our strength - There is much meaning here: as God is our strength, let that strength be devoted to his service; therefore, sing aloud! This is principally addressed to the priests and Levites.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Sing aloud unto God our strength - The strength and support of the nation; he from whom the nation has derived all its power. The word rendered sing aloud means to rejoice; and then, to make or cause to rejoice. It would be appropriate to a high festal occasion, where music constituted an important part of the public service. And it would be a proper word to employ in reference to any of the great feasts of the Hebrews. Make a joyful noise - A noise…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1God is praised for what he has done for his people. (1-7) Their obligations to him. (8-16) Verses 1-7 All the worship we can render to the Lord is beneath his excellences, and our obligations to him, especially in our redemption from sin and wrath. What God had done on Israel's behalf, was kept in remembrance by public solemnities. To make a deliverance appear more gracious, more glorious, it is good to observe all that makes the trouble we are delivered…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Before giving a warning, the psalmist calls Israel to think about their God through song and dance.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-161. our strength--(Psa 38:7).Read the comment
Topics related to Psalms 81:1
In the dictionaries
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
New International Version — © NIV® 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica
Commentaries