Psalms 81:2
Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
In Context
1Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!
3Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 5:13when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever!” then the house was filled with a cloud, even the LORD’s house,
Psalms 59:17To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
Psalms 95:1Oh come, let’s sing to the LORD. Let’s shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!
Mark 14:26When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 81:2-8
An Invitation to Praise. 1 Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. 2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. 4 For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. 5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not. 6 I removed his shoulder from the… Read the whole commentary →