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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Psalm 81

Chapter 81

Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

A. M. 3489. B.C. 515. (Title.) Gittith

8:1 *title

A Psalm

Some suppose this Psalm to have been composed to be sung at the feast of Trumpets, before the time of David; and others think it was written at the removal of the ark to Mount Zion; but the most probable opinion is, that it was sung at the dedication of the second temple.

of Asaph

or, for Asaph.

Sing

67:4 Jeremiah 31:7

our strength

18:1,2 28:7 52:7 Philippians 4:13

make

33:1-3 46:1-7 66:1 100:1,2

the God

46:11 Genesis 50:17 Matthew 22:32

Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

92:3 95:1,2 149:1-3 Mark 14:26 Ephesians 5:19 Colossians 3:16 James 5:13

Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

Blow

98:6 Numbers 10:1-9 1 Chronicles 15:24 16:6,42 2 Chronicles 5:12 13:12,14

new

Leviticus 23:24,25 Numbers 10:10 28:11 2 Kings 4:23 Colossians 2:16

solemn

Numbers 15:3 Deuteronomy 16:15 2 Chronicles 2:4 8:13 Lamentations 2:6 Nahum 1:15

This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

in Joseph

77:15 80:1,2 Amos 6:6

for a

78:6 Exodus 13:8,9,14-16 Deuteronomy 4:45 Ezekiel 20:20

through

or, against.

Exodus 12:12,27,29

where

114:1 Deuteronomy 28:49 Isaiah 28:11 Jeremiah 5:15 1 Corinthians 14:21,22

I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

I removed

Exodus 1:14 6:6 Isaiah 9:4 10:27 Matthew 11:29

were delivered

Heb. passed away. from the pots.

68:13

Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

calledst

50:15 91:14,15 Exodus 2:23 14:10,30,31 17:2-7

secret

Exodus 14:24 19:19 20:18-21

proved

Exodus 17:6,7 Numbers 20:13,24 Deuteronomy 33:8

Meribah

or, strife.

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

Hear

50:7 Deuteronomy 32:46 Isaiah 55:3,4 John 3:11,32,33 Acts 20:21 1 John 5:9

if thou wilt

13 Exodus 15:26 Deuteronomy 5:27 Isaiah 1:19

There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.

There shall

Exodus 20:3-5 1 Corinthians 8:5,6

strange

Deuteronomy 6:14 32:12 Isaiah 43:12 Malachi 2:11

I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

I am

Exodus 20:2 Jeremiah 11:4 31:31-33

open

37:3,4 John 7:37 15:7 16:23 Ephesians 3:19,20 Revelation 21:6 22:17

But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

people

106:12,13 Jeremiah 2:11-13 7:23,24 Zechariah 7:11

would none

Exodus 32:1 Deuteronomy 32:15,18 Proverbs 1:30 Hebrews 10:29

So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

I gave

Genesis 6:3 Acts 7:42 14:16 Romans 1:24,26,27 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11

their own hearts' lust

or, the hardness of their hearts, or imaginations. they walked.

Exodus 11:9 Isaiah 30:1 Jeremiah 7:24 44:16,17

Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!

Oh that

Deuteronomy 5:29 10:12,13 32:29 Isaiah 48:18 Matthew 23:37 Luke 19:41,42

I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

I should

Numbers 14:9,45 Joshua 23:13 Judges 2:20-23

turned

Amos 1:8 Zechariah 13:7

The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

The haters

18:45 83:2-18 Exodus 20:5 Deuteronomy 7:10 John 15:22,23 Romans 1:30 8:7

submitted themselves

or yielded feigned obedience. Heb. lied.

18:44 63:3 *marg:

time

102:28 Isaiah 65:22 Joel 3:20

He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.

fed

147:14 Deuteronomy 32:13,14 Joel 2:24

finest of the wheat

Heb. fat of wheat. honey.

Judges 14:8,9,18 1 Samuel 14:25,26 Job 29:6