Psalms 81:2

2 Begin the music. Play the tambourines. Play pleasant music on the harps and lyres.

Psalms 81:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 81:2

Take a psalm
Or "lift one up" ^F25; 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" ^F26, put the hand to one:

the pleasant harp with the psaltery;
make use of all these musical instruments in singing, and so make an agreeable melody: these were used in the times of the Old Testament, and were typical of the spiritual joy and melody in the heart, expressed by vocal singing, under the New Testament; see ( Revelation 5:8 ) ( Revelation 14:2 Revelation 14:3 ) ( 15:2 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 (Nav) "attollite", Piscator; "tollite", Cocceius, Amama, Gejerus.
F26 (wnt) "date", Pagninus, Montanus

Psalms 81:2 In-Context

1 Sing for joy to God, our strength; shout out loud to the God of Jacob.

2 Begin the music. Play the tambourines. Play pleasant music on the harps and lyres.

3 Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, when the moon is full, when our feast begins.

4 This is the law for Israel; it is the command of the God of Jacob.

5 He gave this rule to the people of Joseph when they went out of the land of Egypt. I heard a language I did not know, saying: