Psalm 81:2

2 Take a psalm, and produce the timbrel, the pleasant psaltery with the harp.

Psalm 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

Psalm 81:2 In-Context

1 Rejoice ye in God our helper; shout aloud to the God of Jacob.

2 Take a psalm, and produce the timbrel, the pleasant psaltery with the harp.

3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, in the glorious day of your feast.

4 For this is an ordinance for Israel, and a statute of the God of Jacob.

5 He made it to be a testimony in Joseph, when he came forth out of the land of Egypt: he heard a language which he understood not.

6 He removed his back from burdens: his hands slaved in making the baskets.

7 Thou didst call upon me in trouble, and I delivered thee; I heard thee in the secret place of the storm: I proved thee at the water of Strife. Pause.

8 Hear, my people, and I will speak to thee, O Israel; and I will testify to thee: if thou wilt hearken to me;

9 there shall be no new god in thee; neither shalt thou worship a strange god.

10 For I am the Lord thy God, that brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

11 But my people hearkened not to my voice; and Israel gave no heed to me.

12 So I let them go after the ways of their own hearts: they will go on in their own ways.

13 If my people had hearkened to me, if Israel had walked in my ways,

14 I should have put down their enemies very quickly, and should have laid my hand upon those that afflicted them.

15 The Lord’s enemies should have lied to him: but their time shall be for ever.

16 And he fed them with the fat of wheat; and satisfied them with honey out of the rock.