Salmos 81:1-6

1 Cantai alegremente a Deus, nossa fortaleza; erguei alegres vozes ao Deus de Jacó.

2 Entoai um salmo, e fazei soar o adufe, a suave harpa e o saltério.

3 Tocai a trombeta pela lua nova, pela lua cheia, no dia da nossa festa.

4 Pois isso é um estatuto para Israel, e uma ordenança do Deus de Jacó.

5 Ordenou-o por decreto em José, quando saiu contra a terra do Egito. Ouvi uma voz que não conhecia, dizendo:

6 Livrei da carga o seu ombro; as suas mãos ficaram livres dos cestos.

Salmos 81:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A [Psalm] of Asaph. Of "gittith," See Gill on "Ps 8:1." The Targum renders it, "upon the harp which came from Gath;" and so Jarchi says it was a musical instrument that came from Gath. The Septuagint, and the versions which follow that, render it, "for the winepresses." This psalm, according to Kimchi, is said concerning the going out of the children of Israel from Egypt; and was composed in order to be sung at their new moons and solemn feasts, which were typical of Gospel things in Gospel times; see Colossians 2:16 and so the Syriac version, "a psalm of Asaph, when David by him prepared himself for the solemnities."