Psalms
Psalm 81:2–3
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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 81:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift up | שְֽׂאוּ־ | śə·’ū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| a song | זִ֭מְרָה | zim·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2172 melody, song |
| strike | וּתְנוּ־ | ū·ṯə·nū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| the tambourine | תֹ֑ף | ṯōp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H8596 timbrel, tambourine |
| play the sweet-sounding | נָעִ֣ים | nā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine singular | H5273 pleasant, delightful |
| harp | נָֽבֶל׃ | nā·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H5035 skin-bottle, skin |
| and | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| lyre | כִּנּ֖וֹר | kin·nō·wr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3658 lyre |
Psalm 81:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | תִּקְע֣וּ | tiq·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast |
| the ram’s horn | שׁוֹפָ֑ר | šō·w·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H7782 horn |
| at the New Moon | בַחֹ֣דֶשׁ | ḇa·ḥō·ḏeš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| at the full moon | בַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶה | bak·kê·seh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3677 full moon |
| on the day | לְי֣וֹם | lə·yō·wm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| of our Feast | חַגֵּֽנוּ׃ | ḥag·gê·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.