Psalm 81:1

Translations

Modern

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

Traditional

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.

Literal

For the one directing. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Ring out praise to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob!

Latin

In finem, pro torcularibus. Psalmus ipsi Asaph. Exsultate Deo adjutori nostro; jubilate Deo Jacob.

Original

Hebrew

English

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

Notes

Psalms 81:1–3

Before giving a warning, the psalmist calls Israel to think about their God through song and dance.

Psalms 81:1–16

This warning message invites Israel to worship only the Lord and to enjoy the fullness of his blessing.

Related verses

Jeremiah 31:7
For this is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O LORD, save Your people, the remnant of Israel!’
Psalm 66:1
For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
Psalm 100:1–2
A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Psalm 8:1
For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
Psalm 46:11
The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
Psalm 46:1–7
For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Psalm 67:4
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
Psalm 33:1–3
Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
Psalm 18:1–2
For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
Psalm 52:7
“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”

People

Asaph: Levite musician, psalmist, and ancestor of temple singers Gittith: A musical term in the superscriptions of Psalms Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Asaph Gittith Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

Music: Instruments of Gittith, a Stringed Instrument Music: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Praise: Psalms of, for God's Goodness to Israel Praise: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalms: Thanksgiving

Psalm 81:1

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