Psalms 81:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. ”

Psalms 81:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Take a psalm - literally, “Lift up a psalm; perhaps, as we should say, “Raise the tune.” Or, it may mean, Take an ode, a hymn, a psalm, composed for the occasion, and accompany it with the instru...
Psalms 81:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXXI. This Ps. is probably composite. A. Psalms 81:1-4 . A Festal Hymn, specially adapted for the old New Year's Day or Feast of Trumpets (p. 104), which was held on the new moon of Tishri, t...
Psalms 81:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Take. psalm. . Raise. song. timbrel. Hebrew. toph. See note on Exodus 15:20 . psaltery . lute.
Psalms 81:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. Take a psalm - זמרה zimrah. I rather think that this was the name of a musical instrument. Bring hither the timbrel -...
Psalms 81:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Take a psalm— Lift up your voices in a psalm, or take up a psalm. Green.
Psalms 81:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. Take a psalm - `raise the psalm.' And bring hither the timbrel - literally, 'give' it. Or else, 'cause it...
Psalms 81:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

After a summons to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles ( Psalms 81:1-3 ) this Ps. recalls the meaning of Israel's national festivals as memorials of their deliverance from Egypt ( Psalms 81:4-7 ). Fro...
Psalms 81:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Take a psalm. — Rather, Strike up a tune ( with voice and harp ). Bring hither the timbrel. — Literally, Give a timbrel (or, drum ) , which evidently means “sound the timbrel,” and may, pe...
Psalms 81:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 81:1-16 THE psalmist summons priests and people to a solemn festival, commemorative of Israel's deliverance from Egypt, and sets forth the lessons which that deliverance teaches, the learni...
Psalms 81:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Sing unto God, the Deliverer Psalms 81:1-7 It is supposed that this psalm was composed for use at the great Hebrew festivals and especially at the Passover, which is referred to in Psalms 81:5...
Psalms 81:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a psalm for the Feast of Trumpets. In the calendar of the Hebrews this feast prepared the way for the Day of Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles. The first day of the seventh month was the...
Psalms 81:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is very probable that this Psalm formed part of the religious worship in the temple on the feast days. We find several occasions of this sort: such as the feast of trumpets; Leviticus 23:24 ; Nu...
Psalms 81:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Take a psalm ,.... Or "lift one up" y; hold up the book, and read and sing it; or rather, lift up the voice in singing a psalm: and bring hither the timbrel ; or "give one" z, put the hand to one:...
Psalms 81:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. Ver. 2. Bring hither the timbrel ] These instruments then used in God s service (as a part of the Jewish pedagogy...
Psalms 81:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Sing aloud unto God our strength Our refuge and defence against all our enemies. Bring hither the timbrel , &c. All which instruments were then prescribed and used in their solemn meetings. B...
Psalms 81:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

An Invitation to Praise. To the chief musician upon Gittith. A psalm of Asaph. 1 Sing aloud unto God our strength:...
Psalms 81:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

All which instruments were then prescribed and used in their solemn meetings.
Psalms 81:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ To the chief Musician upon Gittith .” Gittith is explained in several ways. One interpretation is that it was a musical instrument invented in Gath, or common among...
Psalms 81:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

We have here an exhortation to praise God; and this is always in season. Perhaps we need more stirring up to praise than to prayer, yet it ought to be as natural for us to praise God as it is for the...
Psalms 81:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm was composed for the festival of tabernacles, when the people celebrated the deliverance from Egypt. It was a statute in Israel on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tisri, or the new...
Psalms 81:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. A revelation of three great subjects I. True worship (verses1-5) 1. True worship is the highest happiness, which...
Psalms 81:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION PROFESSOR CHEYNE regards this psalm as composed of "two distinct lyrical passages," accidentally thrown together (compare his theory of Psalms 19:1-19 , Psalms 24:1-19 , Psalms...
Psalms 81:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Joyful Salutation and God's Response. To the chief musician upon Gittith, to be sung to the accompaniment of the zitherlike instrument which David brought along from the Philistine city of Gath,...
Psalms 81:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Colossians 3:16 ; Ephesians 5:19 ; James 5:13 ; Mark 14:26 ; Psalms 9:1 ; Psalms 92:3

Psalms 81:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 81:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 81:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 81:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 81:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 81:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 81:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 81:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 81:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 81:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 81:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 81:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 81:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 81:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 81:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 81:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 81:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 81:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 81:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 81:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 81:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 81:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 81:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 81:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge