Psalms 81:1
“To the chief musician upon Gittith; by Assaph.” (81:2) Sing aloud unto God our strength: shout joyfully unto the God of Jacob.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
In Context
2(81:3) Lift up psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 6:17(6:2) And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni, and Shim'i.
Psalms 18:1“To the chief musician, by the servant of the Lord, by David, who spoke unto the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the power of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul; (18:2) And he said,” I ever love thee, O Lord, my strength.
Psalms 33:1Be joyful, O ye righteous, in the Lord; [for] unto the righteous praise is comely.
Psalms 46:11(46:12) The Lord of hosts is with us; a defence unto us is the God of Jacob. Selah.
Psalms 52:7(52:9) “Lo, this is the man that made not God his fortress; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, relied proudly on his mischievous wickedness.”
Psalms 67:4(67:5) Nations will rejoice and sing for joy: when thou judgest the people righteously, and guidest the nations upon 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 →