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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• 1<<To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.>> O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. (Psa. 8:1)
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Psa. 8•  (Psa. 8)
:*title
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• 4O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. (Psa. 67:4)
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Jer. 31:7• 7For thus saith the Lord; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel. (Jer. 31:7)
our strength.
Psa. 18:1‑2• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,>> I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
 2The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. (Psa. 18:1‑2)
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Psa. 28:7• 7The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. (Psa. 28:7)
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Psa. 52:7• 7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. (Psa. 52:7)
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Phil. 4:13• 13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Phil. 4:13)
make.
Psa. 33:1‑3• 1Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
 2Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.
 3Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. (Psa. 33:1‑3)
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Psa. 46:1‑7• 1<<To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.>> God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
 2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
 3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
 4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
 5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
 6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
 7The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. (Psa. 46:1‑7)
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Psa. 66:1• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm.>> Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: (Psa. 66:1)
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Psa. 100:1‑2• 1<<A Psalm of praise.>> Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
 2Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. (Psa. 100:1‑2)
the God.
Psa. 46:11• 11The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. (Psa. 46:11)
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Gen. 50:17• 17So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. (Gen. 50:17)
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Matt. 22:32• 32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the 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. (“Psalms 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.