Psalms 81:2
Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
Psalms 81:2 in other translations
| BSB | Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre. |
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| WEB | Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp. |
| ASV | Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery. |
| YLT | Lift up a song, and give out a timbrel, A pleasant harp with psaltery. |
| DARBY | Raise a song, and sound the tambour, the pleasant harp with the lute. |
| BBE | Take up the melody, playing on an instrument of music, even on corded instruments. |
| Webster | Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. |
What does Psalms 81:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 81:1-7
All the worship we can render to the Lord is beneath his excellences, and our obligations to him, especially in our redemption from sin and wrath. What God had done on Israel's behalf, was kept in remembrance by public solemnities. To make a deliverance appear more gracious, more glorious, it is good to observe all that makes the trouble we are delivered from appear more grievous. We ought never to forget the base…
Psalms 81:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 81:2
- Psalms 149:1-3
Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
- Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
- Psalms 92:3
Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
- Exodus 15:20
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
- Ephesians 5:19
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
- Mark 14:26
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
- James 5:13
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
- Psalms 95:1-2
O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
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Context
- Psalms 81:1
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
- Psalms 81:2
Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
- Psalms 81:3
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
Psalms 81:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tomad la canción, y tañed el adufe, el arpa deliciosa con el salterio. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Chantez joyeusement à Dieu, notre force; poussez des cris de joie vers le Dieu de Jacob. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Erhebet Gesang und lasset das Tamburin ertönen, die liebliche Laute samt der Harfe! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Usquequo judicatis iniquitatem, et facies peccatorum sumitis? |