Psalms 81:1

Genesis 50:17; Jeremiah 31:7; Matthew 22:32; Philippians 4:13; Psalms 100:1; Psalms 100:2; Psalms 18:1; Psalms 18:2; Psalms 28:7; Psalms 33:1-3; Psalms 46:11; Psalms 46:1-7; Psalms 52:7; Psalms 66:1; Psalms 8:1; Psalms 67:4

Related Commentaries of Psalms 81:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Sing aloud unto God our strength - The strength and support of the nation; he from whom the nation has derived all its power. The word rendered s...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

"To the chief Musician upon (a) Gittith, [A Psalm] of Asaph." Sing (b) aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. (a) A...
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....
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

To the chief Musician. See App-64. upon Gittith . relating to the (Art.) wine-press, or the autumn Festival of Tabernacles; or to the vine and th...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Sing joyfully to God our strength. This psalm, it is probable, was appointed to be sung on the festival days on which the Jews kept their...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Sing aloud unto...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

An exhortation to a solemn praising of God. God challengeth that duty by reason of his benefits. God, exhorting to obedience, complaineth of their d...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Psalms 81:1-16 .-I. Invitation to keep joyfully the Passover fea...
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 t...
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...
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...
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 Taber...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The Writer of this Psalm is calling upon Israel to bless the God of Israel: and he proposeth the subject and points to the cause. The Psalm...
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: suc...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Sing aloud unto God our strength ,.... The strength of Israel, who, by strength of hand, and a mighty arm, brought Israel out of Egypt, protected an...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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....
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 the...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

An Invitation to Praise. To the chief musician upon Gittith. A psalm of A...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 81 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm seems to have been made for the use of the church in solemn feasts; particularly either upon every first day of th...
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 mus...
Scofield Reference Notes

Gittith See title note; ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 8:1 ).
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 b...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 81:1 . Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. In these days, the Psalm would have to be altered if...
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 fir...
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)...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION PROFESSOR CHEYNE regards this psalm as composed of "two distinct lyrical passages," accidentally thrown together (compare his the...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Sing aloud unto God, our Strength, letting exultation sound forth in His honor, to praise Him for His almighty protection; make a joyful noise unto...
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 Dav...

¹ Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 81:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 81:1