←Psalm 81→BSB

In This Chapter 5 people 4 places 10 terms 2 resources

People

Israel 8 Jacob (Patriarch) 4 Joseph 2 Jeshurun (Israel) Zaphenath-paneah (Joseph)

Places

    Key Terms

    New Moon Festival 4 Decree 3 Testimony 3 Way of Life 2 Fixed Allowance Fixed Quota The Way Way of the Lord (Metaphorical) Way to Live Way of Life

    Resources

    Gittith Articles Music Articles

    Sing for Joy to God Our Strength

    For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph.

    ⓘ This warning message invites Israel to worship only...

    This warning message invites Israel to worship only the Lord and to enjoy the fullness of his blessing.
    ⓘ As a prelude to the message of warning,...

    As a prelude to the message of warning, the psalmist invites Israel to contemplate their God in song and dance.
    1Sing for joy to God our strength;make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.2Lift up a song, strike the tambourine,play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.3Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon,and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
    ⓘ The festival, a time to celebrate and listen...

    The festival, a time to celebrate and listen to the Lord, took place at God’s appointed time.
    4For this is a statute for Israel,an ordinance of the God of Jacob.5He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph†when he went out over the land of Egypt,where I heard an unfamiliar language:
    ⓘ The Lord heard Israel’s cry in Egypt and...

    The Lord heard Israel’s cry in Egypt and rescued them from oppressive slavery.
    6“I relieved his shoulder of the burden;his hands were freed from the basket.7You called out in distress, and I rescued you;I answered you from the cloud of thunder;I tested you at the waters of Meribah.†Selah
    ⓘ God pleads with his people to remember the...

    God pleads with his people to remember the covenant and the Ten Commandments.
    8Hear, O My people, and I will warn you:O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!9There must be no strange god among you,nor shall you bow to a foreign god.10I am the LORD your God,who brought you up out of Egypt.Open wide your mouth,and I will fill it.
    ⓘ The Lord helps Israel to understand that their...

    The Lord helps Israel to understand that their failure was not because of his weakness.
    11But My people would not listen to Me,and Israel would not obey Me.12So I gave them up to their stubborn heartsto follow their own devices.
    ⓘ God wants to give his children his goodness,...
    • God wants to give his children his goodness, but only if they listen (Isa 1:18–19; 28:12; 48:18–19; see Deut 6:3).
    • God promises to subdue the enemies (Deut 9:3) of those who walk the paths of obedience and loyalty. He will also richly feed his people (Isa 1:19).
    13If only My people would listen to Me,if Israel would follow My ways,14how soon I would subdue their enemiesand turn My hand against their foes!15Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience,and their doom would last forever.16But I would feed you the finest wheat;with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”