Psalms

Psalm 81:1

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.

Footnotes

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

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For the choirmaster	לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ׀	lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
According to	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Gittith	הַגִּתִּ֬ית	hag·git·tîṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1665 Gittite harp
Of Asaph	לְאָסָֽף׃	lə·’ā·sāp̄	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H623 Asaph
Sing for joy	הַ֭רְנִינוּ	har·nî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H7442 give a ringing cry
to God	לֵאלֹהִ֣ים	lê·lō·hîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
our strength	עוּזֵּ֑נוּ	‘ūz·zê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H5797 strength, might
make a joyful noise	הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ	hā·rî·‘ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H7321 raise a shout
to the God	לֵאלֹהֵ֥י	lê·lō·hê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹֽב׃	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.