Psalms 81:1
Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
In Context
2Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 6:17These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
Psalms 18:1I love You, O LORD, my strength.
Psalms 33:1Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
Psalms 52:7“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
Psalms 67:4Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
Matthew Henry on Psalms 81:1
This psalm was penned, as is supposed, not upon occasion of any particular providence, but for the solemnity of a particular ordinance, either that of the new-moon in general or that of the feast of trumpets on the new moon of the seventh month, Lev. xxiii. 24 ; Num. xxix. 1 . When David, by the Spirit, introduced the singing of psalms into the temple-service this psalm was intended for that day, to excite and assist the proper devotions of it. All the psalms are profitable; but, if one psalm be more suitable than… Read the whole commentary →