Psalms 81:1
Shout ye for joy, unto God our strength, Sound the note of triumph, to the God of Jacob;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
In Context
2Raise a melody, and strike the timbrel, The lyre so sweet, with the harp:
Cross References
1 Chronicles 6:17And, these, are the names of the sons of Gershom, Libni and Shimei.
Psalms 18:1I will love thee, O Yahweh my strength!
Psalms 33:1Shout for joy, ye righteous, in Yahweh, To the upright, seemly is praise.
Psalms 46:11Yahweh of hosts, is with us, A high tower for us, is the God of Jacob. [Selah.]
Psalms 52:7Lo! the man who made not God his refuge,—But trusted in the abundance of his riches, Emboldened himself in his wealth!
Psalms 67:4Races of men, will be glad and shout for joy, Because thou wilt judge peoples with equity, And, races of men throughout the earth, thou wilt lead. [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 →