Psalms

Psalm 81:1–4

1For the choirmaster. According to Gittith.a Of Asaph.

Sing for joy to God our strength;

make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

2Lift up a song, strike the tambourine,

play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.

3Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon,

and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.

4For this is a statute for Israel,

an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

Footnotes

  • a 81:1 Gittith is probably a musical or liturgical term; here and in Psalms 8 and 84.

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Psalm 81:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
For the choirmasterלַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ׀lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥPreposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
According toעַֽל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Gittithהַגִּתִּ֬יתhag·git·tîṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1665 Gittite harp
Of Asaphלְאָסָֽף׃lə·’ā·sāp̄Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH623 Asaph
Sing for joyהַ֭רְנִינוּhar·nî·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH7442 give a ringing cry
to Godלֵאלֹהִ֣יםlê·lō·hîmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
our strengthעוּזֵּ֑נוּ‘ūz·zê·nūNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common pluralH5797 strength, might
make a joyful noiseהָ֝רִ֗יעוּhā·rî·‘ūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH7321 raise a shout
to the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֥יlê·lō·hêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob

Psalm 81:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Lift upשְֽׂאוּ־śə·’ū-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH5375 lift, take, carry
a songזִ֭מְרָהzim·rāhNoun - feminine singularH2172 melody, song
strikeוּתְנוּ־ū·ṯə·nū-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
the tambourineתֹ֑ףṯōp̄Noun - masculine singularH8596 timbrel, tambourine
play the sweet-soundingנָעִ֣יםnā·‘îmAdjective - masculine singularH5273 pleasant, delightful
harpנָֽבֶל׃nā·ḇelNoun - masculine singularH5035 skin-bottle, skin
andעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
lyreכִּנּ֖וֹרkin·nō·wrNoun - masculine singular constructH3658 lyre

Psalm 81:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Soundתִּקְע֣וּtiq·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
the ram’s hornשׁוֹפָ֑רšō·w·p̄ārNoun - masculine singularH7782 horn
at the New Moonבַחֹ֣דֶשׁḇa·ḥō·ḏešPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2320 (newness), new moon, month
at the full moonבַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶהbak·kê·sehPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3677 full moon
on the dayלְי֣וֹםlə·yō·wmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of our Feastחַגֵּֽנוּ׃ḥag·gê·nūNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common pluralH2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast

Psalm 81:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
thisה֑וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
is a statuteחֹ֣קḥōqNoun - masculine singularH2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לlə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
an ordinanceמִ֝שְׁפָּ֗טmiš·pāṭNoun - masculine singularH4941 judgment
of the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֥יlê·lō·hêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 81:1 Jeremiah 31:7 · Psalm 66:1 · Psalm 100:1–2 · Philippians 4:13 · Psalm 8:1 · Psalm 46:11 · Psalm 28:7

Psalm 81:2 Psalm 149:1–3 · Psalm 92:3 · Colossians 3:16 · Exodus 15:20 · Mark 14:26 · Ephesians 5:19

Psalm 81:3 Leviticus 23:24–25 · Numbers 15:3 · 2 Chronicles 2:4 · 2 Chronicles 13:14 · Numbers 10:1–10 · Deuteronomy 16:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.