Psalms 81:1
For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
Majority 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 18:1For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I 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 →