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81:1 For the music director <05329>; according <05921> to the gittith <01665> style; by Asaph <0623>. Shout for joy <07442> to God <0430>, our source of strength <05797>! Shout out <07321> to the God <0430> of Jacob <03290>! 81:2 Sing <05375> a song <02172> and play <05414> the tambourine <08596>, the pleasant <05273> sounding harp <03658>, and the ten-stringed instrument <05035>! 81:3 Sound the ram’s horn <07782> on the day of the new moon <02320>, and on the day <03117> of the full moon <03677> when our festival <02282> begins. 81:4 For <03588> observing the festival is a requirement <02706> for Israel <03478>; it <01931> is an ordinance <04941> given by the God <0430> of Jacob <03290>. 81:5 He decreed <07760> it as a regulation <05715> in Joseph <03084>, when he attacked <03318> the land <0776> of Egypt <04714>. I heard <08085> a voice <08193> I did not <03808> recognize <03045>. 81:6 It said: “I removed <05493> the burden <05447> from his shoulder <07926>; his hands <03709> were released from holding <05674> the basket <01731>. 81:7 In your distress <06869> you called out <07121> and I rescued <02502> you. I answered <06030> you from a dark <05643> thundercloud <07482>. I tested <0974> you at <05921> the waters <04325> of Meribah <04809>. (Selah <05542>) 81:8 I said, ‘Listen <08085>, my people <05971>! I will warn <05749> you! O Israel <03478>, if <0518> only you would obey <08085> me! 81:9 There must be <01961> no <03808> other <02114> god <0410> among you. You must not <03808> worship <07812> a foreign <05236> god <0410>. 81:10 I <0595> am the Lord <03068>, your God <0430>, the one who brought <05927> you out <05927> of the land <0776> of Egypt <04714>. Open <07337> your mouth <06310> wide <07337> and I will fill <04390> it!’ 81:11 But my people <05971> did not <03808> obey <08085> me <06963>; Israel <03478> did not <03808> submit <014> to me. 81:12 I gave <07971> them over to their stubborn <08307> desires <03820>; they did <01980> what seemed right <04156> to them. 81:13 If only <03863> my people <05971> would obey <08085> me! If only Israel <03478> would keep <01980> my commands <01870>!

• Psa 81:1-16 -- Psalm 81

• Music

  [isbe] MUSIC - mu'-zik: I. IMPORTANCE 1. The Sole Art Cultivated 2. A Wide Vocabulary of Musical Terms 3. Place in Social and Personal Life 4. Universal Language of Emotions 5. Use in Divine Service 6. Part at Religious Reformation...
  [nave] MUSIC Teachers of, 1 Chr. 15:22; 25:7, 8; 2 Chr. 23:13. Physical effect of, on people, 1 Sam. 16:15, 16, 23. Discoursed during the offering of sacrifices, 2 Chr. 29:27, 28. Precentor, Neh. 12:42. Chief musician, Neh. 12:...
  

• Asaph

  [ebd] convener, or collector. (1.) A Levite; one of the leaders of David's choir (1 Chr. 6:39). Psalms 50 and 73-83 inclusive are attributed to him. He is mentioned along with David as skilled in music, and a "seer" (2 Chr. 29:30)...
  [nave] ASAPH 1. Father of Joah, 2 Kin. 18:18; Isa. 36:3, 22. 2. Son of Berachiah. One of the three leaders of music in David's organization of the tabernacle service, 1 Chr. 15:16-19; 16:5-7; 25:1-9; 2 Chr. 5:12; 35:15; Neh. 12:46...
  

• TRUMPETS, FEAST OF

  [isbe] TRUMPETS, FEAST OF - 1. Description: In Lev 23:23-25 the first day (new moon) of the seventh month is set apart as a solemn rest, "a memorial of blowing of trumpets" (the Hebrew leaves "of trumpets" to be understood), signal...
  [smith] (Numbers 29:1; Leviticus 23:24) the feast of the new moon, which fell on the first of Tisri. It differed from the ordinary festivals of the new moon in several important particulars. It was one of the seven days of holy convo...
  

• Psalms

  [ebd] The psalms are the production of various authors. "Only a portion of the Book of Psalms claims David as its author. Other inspired poets in successive generations added now one now another contribution to the sacred collecti...
  [nave] PSALMS Of Moses, celebrating the deliverance at the Red Sea, Ex. 15:1-19. Didactic songs composed by Moses, celebrating the providence, righteousness, and judgments of God, Deut. 32:1-43; Psa. 90. Song of Deborah, celebrat...
  

• JOY

  [isbe] JOY - joi (simchah; chara): 1. Terms: The idea of joy is expressed in the Old Testament by a wealth of synonymous terms that cannot easily be differentiated. The commonest is simchah (1 Sam 18:6, etc.), variously translated ...
  

• Praise

  [nave] PRAISE Song of Moses, after the passage of the Red Sea, Ex. 15:1-19. Of Miriam, Ex. 15:21. Of Deborah, after defeating the Canaanites, Judg. 5. Of Haah, 1 Sam. 2:1-10. Of David, celebrating his deliverance from the hand ...
  

• PSALMS, BOOK OF

  [isbe] PSALMS, BOOK OF - samz, (tehillim, "praises," cepher tehillim, "book of praises"; Psalmoi, Psalterion): I. INTRODUCTORY TOPICS 1. Title 2. Place in the Canon 3. Number of Psalms 4. Titles in the Hebrew Text II. AUTHORSHIP AN...
  

• Gittith

  [ebd] a stringed instrument of music. This word is found in the titles of Ps. 8, 81, 84. In these places the LXX. render the word by "on the wine-fats." The Targum explains by "on the harp which David brought from Gath." It is the...
  

• BASKET

  [ebd] There are five different Hebrew words so rendered in the Authorized Version: (1.) A basket (Heb. sal, a twig or osier) for holding bread (Gen. 40:16; Ex. 29:3, 23; Lev. 8:2, 26, 31; Num. 6:15, 17, 19). Sometimes baskets were...
  [isbe] BASKET - bas'-ket: Four kinds of "baskets" come to view in the Old Testament under the Hebrew names, dudh, Tene', cal and kelubh. There is little, however, in these names, or in the narratives where they are found, to indica...
  [smith] The Hebrew terms used in the description of this article are as follows: (1) Sal , so called from the twigs of which it was originally made, specially used for holding bread. (Genesis 40:16) ff. (Exodus 29:3,23; Leviticus 8:2...
  

• THUNDER

  [ebd] often referred to in Scripture (Job 40:9; Ps. 77:18; 104:7). James and John were called by our Lord "sons of thunder" (Mark 3:17). In Job 39:19, instead of "thunder," as in the Authorized Version, the Revised Version transla...
  [isbe] THUNDER - thun'-der (ra`am (1 Sam 2:10; Job 26:14; 39:19; 40:9; Ps 77:18; 81:7; 104:7; Isa 29:6), qol, "a voice" (Ex 9:23; 1 Sam 7:10; 12:17; Job 28:26; 38:25)): Thunder is the noise resulting from the lightning discharge. I...
  [smith] is hardly ever heard in Palestine form the middle of April to the middle of September; hence it was selected by Samuel as a striking expression of the divine displeasure toward the Israelites. (1 Samuel 12:17) Rain in harv...
  

• Blessing

  [nave] BLESSING For blessing before eating, See: Prayer, Thanksgiving Before Taking Food. See also Benedictions. Responsive Blessings of the Law Deut. 28:1-14 For the responsive Curses of the law, See: Curse. Divine, Contingent...
  

• Passover

  [nave] PASSOVER Institution of, Ex. 12:3-49; 23:15-18; 34:18; Lev. 23:4-8; Num. 9:2-5, 13, 14; 28:16-25; Deut. 16:1-8, 16; Psa. 81:3, 5. Design of, Ex. 12:21-28. Special passover, for those who were unclean, or on journey, to be ...
  

• Impenitence

  [nave] IMPENITENCE. Lev. 23:26-29; Lev. 26:21 vs. 22-24.; Deut. 29:19-21; 1 Sam. 15:23; Job 9:2, 4; Job 24:13; Job 33:14; Psa. 7:11, 12 v. 13.; Psa. 10:3; Psa. 32:9; Psa. 50:17, 21; Psa. 52:1, 7; Psa. 58:3-5; Psa. 68:21; Psa. 78:8...
  

• Prayer

  [nave] PRAYER. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Answer to, Promised; Answered, Instances of Answered; Confession in; Importunity in, Instances of Importunity in; Intercessor...
  

• KETTLE

  [ebd] a large pot for cooking. The same Hebrew word (dud, "boiling") is rendered also "pot" (Ps. 81:6), "caldron" (2 Chr. 35:13), "basket" (Jer. 24:2). It was used for preparing the peace-offerings (1 Sam. 2:13, 14).
  [isbe] KETTLE - ket'-'l: In English Versions of the Bible only in 1 Sam 2:14 for dudh, "a vessel for cooking." The same word in 2 Ch 35:13 is rendered "caldrons," and in Job 41:20 (Hebrew 12), "pot." Ps 81:6 (Hebrew 7) (the King Ja...
  

• Lust

  [isbe] LUST - (5 Hebrew and 5 Greek words are so rendered, namely: (1) nephesh, (2) sheriruth, (3) ta'awah, (4) chamadh, (5) 'awah; (1) epithumia, (2) hedone, (3) epipotheo, (4) orexis, (5) pathos): The word both as verb and as sub...
  [nave] LUST Evil desire. Gen. 3:6; Ex. 20:17; Job 31:9-12; Psa. 81:12; Prov. 6:24, 25; Matt. 5:28; Mark 4:19; John 8:44; 1 Cor. 9:27; 1 Cor. 10:6, 7; Eph. 4:22; 1 Tim. 6:9; 2 Tim. 2:22; 2 Tim. 4:3, 4; Tit. 2:12; Jas. 1:14, 15; Jas....
  

• Self-delusion

  [nave] SELF-DELUSION A characteristic of the wicked, Psa. 49:18. Prosperity frequently leads to, Psa. 30:6; Hos. 12:8; Luke 12:17-19. Obstinate siers often given up to, Psa. 81:11, 12; Hos. 4:17; 2 Thess. 2:10, 11. Exhibited in ...
  

• Trumpet

  [nave] TRUMPET Made of ram's horn, Josh. 6:4-6, 8, 13; of silver, Num. 10:2. Uses of, prescribed by Moses, Num. 10:1-10. Used in war, Job 39:24, 25; Jer. 4:19; 6:1, 17; 42:14; 51:27; Ezek. 7:14; Amos 2:2; 3:6; Zeph. 1:16; 1 Cor. ...
  

• Reprobacy

  [nave] REPROBACY. Gen. 6:5-7; Gen. 19:13; Deut. 28:15-68; Deut. 31:17, 18; Psa. 81:11, 12; Prov. 1:24-28; Isa. 6:9, 10; Isa. 22:12-14; Isa. 28:13; Isa. 29:9-12; Isa. 65:12; Jer. 6:30; Jer. 7:16; Jer. 15:1; Hos. 5:6; Matt. 13:14, 1...
  

• Timbrel

  [nave] TIMBREL, called also Tabret, an instrument of music something like a tambourine. Used by Miriam, Ex. 15:20; by Jephthah's daughter, Judg. 11:34. Used in religious service, 2 Sam. 6:5; 1 Chr. 13:8; Psa. 68:25; 81:2; 149:3; 15...
  

• Psalms 81: At the Feast of Tabernacles

  

• [Psa 81:1] Jesus Our Strength

  I am Thine, my blessèd Lord, Thou hast died for me. All I have and all I am, Now belongs to Thee; Give me of Thy heav’nly store, Grace to love and serve Thee more, Let Thy blood, a cleansing flood, Make me pure and free. Refrain In Thy love and fullness wide, All my imperfections hide, Ever in my heart abide, All in all to me. Oft methinks I hear Thy voice, “I have died for thee; What has thou today, My child, Wrought in love for Me?” Only little duties done, Trials borne and victories won, Small to show, yet this I know, They were done for Thee. Refrain Guided ever by Thy love, All my way is bright; Burdens Thou dost send me, Lord, Borne for Thee are light. While I closely cling to Thee, What can harm or hinder me? Every day a little way Nearer Heaven and Thee. Refrain So I’ll gladly journey on Toward my heavenly home; Walking in Thy strength alone, Till the end shall come. Then when Thy dear face I see, This shall be my only plea: I have tried—but Thou hast died, Died, dear Lord, for me. In Thy love and fullness wide, All my imperfections hide, Jesus, Savior, Friend and Guide, Let me dwell with Thee!

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• [Psa 81:1] Now To God, Our Strength And Savior

  Now to God, our Strength and Savior, Render praise and loudly sing. In our fathers’ God rejoicing, All your noblest music bring. Let the trumpet, far resounding, This our festal day proclaim, By our fathers’ God appointed, When from bondage Israel came. I, Thy God, removed thy burdens, When thou calledst, set thee free, Proved thee in the thirsty desert, In the thunder answered thee. O My people, hear My pleadings; O that thou wouldst hearken now; No strange worship shalt thou offer, Nor to idols shalt thou bow. I am God the Lord Who saved thee, And from cruel bondage freed; Open wide thy mouth of longing; I will satisfy thy need. But My people would not hearken, Yea, they would not yield to Me; So I left them in their blindness, Their own counselors to be. If My people would obey Me, Gladly walking in My ways, Soon would I, their foes subduing, Fill their lips with songs of praise. All the haters of Jehovah Shall His clemency implore, And the days of those that love Him Shall endure forevermore. Yea, with wheat the very finest I their hunger will supply, Bid the very rocks yield honey That shall fully satisfy.

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• [Psa 81:1] O God, Our Strength, To Thee Our Song

  O God, our strength, to Thee our song With grateful hearts we raise; To Thee, and Thee alone, belong All worship, love and praise. In trouble’s dark and stormy hour Thine ear hath heard our prayer; And graciously Thine arm of power Hath saved us from despair. And Thou, O ever gracious Lord, Wilt keep Thy promise still, If, meekly hearkening to Thy Word, We seek to do Thy will. Led by the light Thy grace imparts, Ne’er may we bow the knee To idols, which our wayward hearts Set up instead of Thee. So shall Thy choicest gifts, O Lord, Thy faithful people bless; For them shall earth its stores afford, And Heav’n its happiness.

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• [Psa 81:10] Give Me The Enlarged Desire

  Give me the enlarged desire, And open, Lord, my soul, Thy own fullness to require, And comprehend the whole; Stretch my faith’s capacity Wider, and yet wider still Then, with all that is in Thee My soul forever fill!
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• Is the statement, God will not put more on me than I can bear true?
  The concept that God will not put more on us than we can bear does have some biblical support as long as one keeps in mind the needed balance between what God sovereignly allows according to His wisdom and purpose(s)and our h...

Psalm 81:10

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