Tree of Life Version
Psalms 81:1
1For the music director, on the Gittite lyre, of Asaph.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to 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.
Context of Psalms 81:1
For the music director, on the Gittite lyre, of Asaph. 2Sing for joy to God our strength, shout to the God of Jacob! 3Lift up a song and sound a tambourine, a sweet lyre with a harp.
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 8:1For the music director, upon the Gittite lyre: a psalm of David.
- Psalms 67:4Let the peoples praise You, O God. Let all the peoples praise You.
- Jeremiah 31:7Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and I will gather them from the ends of the earth— among them the blind and the lame, the pregnant together with she who is in labor with child. A great throng will return here.
- Psalms 18:1For the music director: a psalm of David the servant of Adonai. He chanted the words of this song to Adonai on the day Adonai delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
- Psalms 28:7Adonai is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts in Him, and I was helped. Therefore my heart leaps for joy, and I will praise Him with my song.
- Psalms 52:7God will pull you down forever, and snatch you, rip you out of your tent, and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
- Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Messiah who strengthens me.
- Psalms 33:1Sing for joy to Adonai, you righteous. Praise is fitting for the upright.
- Psalms 46:1For the music director, of the sons of Korah, according to Alamoth, a song.
- Psalms 66:1For the music director, a song, a psalm. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth!
- Psalms 100:1A psalm of thanksgiving. Shout joyfully to Adonai, all the earth!
- Psalms 46:11“Be still, and know that I am God. I am exalted among the nations. I am exalted in the earth.”
- Genesis 50:17“Thus you must say to Joseph: ‘Please forgive, I beg you, the transgression of your brothers and their sin because they treated you wrongly.’ Therefore, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” Then Joseph wept when they spoke to him,
- Matthew 22:32‘I am the God of Abraham, and 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
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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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