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Psalm 81

Psa. 81:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician
natsach (Hebrew #5329)
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from 5331), to be permanent
KJV usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Pronounce: naw-tsakh'
Origin: a primitive root
upon Gittith
Gittiyth (Hebrew #1665)
a Gittite harp
KJV usage: Gittith.
Pronounce: ghit-teeth'
Origin: feminine of 1663
f, A Psalm μof Asaph
'Acaph (Hebrew #623)
collector; Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first
KJV usage: Asaph.
Pronounce: aw-sawf'
Origin: from 622
.>> Sing aloud
ranan (Hebrew #7442)
properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
KJV usage: aloud for joy, cry out, be joyful (greatly, make to) rejoice, (cause to) shout (for joy), (cause to) sing (aloud, for joy, out), triumph.
Pronounce: raw-nan'
Origin: a primitive root
unto God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
our strength
`oz (Hebrew #5797)
from 5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
KJV usage: boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.
Pronounce: oze
Origin: or (fully) rowz {oze}
: make a joyful noise
ruwa` (Hebrew #7321)
to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)
KJV usage: blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph.
Pronounce: roo-ah'
Origin: a primitive root
unto the God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
of Jacob
Ya`aqob (Hebrew #3290)
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
KJV usage: Jacob.
Pronounce: yah-ak-obe'
Origin: from 6117
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Psa. 8•  (Psa. 8)
, title.
μ
or, for.

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Asaph,
Gittith,
God,
Jacob,
Music; Musicians; Musical Instruments,
Psalms,
Singing

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-3:  An exhortation to a solemn praising of God.
4-7:  God challenges that duty by reason of his benefits.
8-16:  God, exhorting to obedience, complains of their disobedience, which proves their own hurt.
A.M. 3489.
B.C. 515.
(Title.)
Gittith.
Psa. 8:1• 1To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. A Psalm of David. Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy majesty above the heavens. (Psa. 8:1)
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Psa. 8•  (Psa. 8)
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A Psalm.Some suppose this Psalm to have been composed to be sung at the feast of Trumpets, before the time of David; and others think it was written at the removal of the ark to Mount Zion; but the most probable opinion is, that it was sung at the dedication of the second temple.of Asaph.
or, for Asaph. Sing.
Psa. 67:4• 4Let the nations rejoice and sing for joy: for thou wilt judge the peoples equitably; and the nations upon earth, thou wilt guide them. Selah. (Psa. 67:4)
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Jer. 31:7• 7For thus saith Jehovah: Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and shout at the head of the nations; publish ye, praise ye, and say, Jehovah, save thy people, the remnant of Israel. (Jer. 31:7)
our strength.
Psa. 18:1‑2• 1To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul. And he said, I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
 2Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my *God, my rock, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower. (Psa. 18:1‑2)
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Psa. 28:7• 7Jehovah is my strength and my shield; my heart confided in him, and I was helped: therefore my heart exulteth, and with my song will I praise him. (Psa. 28:7)
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Psa. 52:7• 7Behold the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his avarice. (Psa. 52:7)
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Phil. 4:13• 13I have strength for all things in him that gives me power. (Phil. 4:13)
make.
Psa. 33:1‑3• 1Exult, ye righteous, in Jehovah: praise is comely for the upright.
 2Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp; sing psalms unto him with the ten-stringed lute.
 3Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud sound. (Psa. 33:1‑3)
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Psa. 46:1‑7• 1To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. On Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, a help in distresses, very readily found.
 2Therefore will we not fear though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the heart of the seas;
 3Though the waters thereof roar and foam, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
 4There is a river the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the sanctuary of the habitations of the Most High.
 5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her at the dawn of the morning.
 6The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved; he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
 7Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah. (Psa. 46:1‑7)
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Psa. 66:1• 1To the chief Musician. A Song: a Psalm. Shout aloud unto God, all the earth: (Psa. 66:1)
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Psa. 100:1‑2• 1A Psalm of thanksgiving. Shout aloud unto Jehovah, all the earth!
 2Serve Jehovah with joy: come before his presence with exultation. (Psa. 100:1‑2)
the God.
Psa. 46:11• 11Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah. (Psa. 46:11)
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Gen. 50:17• 17Thus shall ye speak to Joseph: Oh forgive, I pray thee, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin! for they did evil to thee. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spoke to him. (Gen. 50:17)
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Matt. 22:32• 32*I* am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not God of the dead, but of the living. (Matt. 22:32)
• Book 3. Series 2. The Indignation. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• Israel will sing aloud and praise God according to the desire of God from the beginning of their history. (“Psalm 81” by H. Smith)
• Anticipating restoration the remnant yearn for the trumpet to be blown in the new moon (the feast of trumpets, Lev. 23) symbolizing Israel’s national ingathering and restoration (vs. 1-5). (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittithk. A Psalm of Asaph. Sing ye joyously unto God our strength, shout aloud unto the God of Jacob;

JND Translation Notes

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See Ps. 8.

W. Kelly Translation

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To the chief musician upon the Gittith; of Asaph.{HR}Sing aloud unto God our strength,{HR}Shout aloud unto the God of Jacob.