Psalms 81:2 · KJV
“Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.”
— Psalms 81:2
[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. {of Asaph: or, for Asaph}
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
Psalms 81 — Context
[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. {of Asaph: or, for Asaph}
2Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
3Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
4For this {was} a statute for Israel, {and} a law of the God of Jacob.
Cross References
Psalms 149:1-3
Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, {and} his praise in the congregation of saints. {Praise...: Heb. Hallelujah}
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. {the harp...: or, the solemn sound with the harp} {a solemn...: Heb. Higgaion}
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.
Mark 14:26
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. {hymn: or, psalm}
Ephesians 5:19
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Psalms 95:1-2
O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
James 5:13
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.