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Psalms 81:2
2Begin the music, strike the timbrel, play the melodious harp and lyre.
Psalms 81:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Sing! Beat the tambourine. Play the sweet lyre and the harp.
Context of Psalms 81:2
1Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob! Begin 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; 4this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
Read all of Psalms 81Psalms 81:2 word by word
שְֽׂאוּ־זִ֭מְרָה וּתְנוּ־תֹ֑ף כִּנּ֖וֹר נָעִ֣ים עִם־נָֽבֶל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 81:2
- Psalms 92:3to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.
- Psalms 95:1Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
- Psalms 149:1Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.
- Mark 14:26When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
- Ephesians 5:19speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,
- Colossians 3:16Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
- James 5:13Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.
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
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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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