Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{To the Chanter, upon Gittith, of Asaph} Sing merrily unto God, our strength; make a cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob.
New American Standard Bible
For the choir director;
Shout
King James Version
{To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph.} Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
Holman Bible
For the choir director: on the Gittith. Of Asaph.
shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.
International Standard Version
Sing joyfully to God, our strength. Raise a shout to the God of Jacob.
A Conservative Version
Sing aloud to God our strength. Make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
American Standard Version
Sing aloud unto God our strength: Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
Amplified
Shout for joy to the God of Jacob (Israel).
Bible in Basic English
Make a song to God our strength: make a glad cry to the God of Jacob.
Darby Translation
{To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph.} Sing ye joyously unto God our strength, shout aloud unto the God of Jacob;
Julia Smith Translation
To the overseer upon the stringed instrument; to Asaph. Rejoice ye in God our strength: shout to the God of Jacob.
King James 2000
[To the Chief Musician upon gittith. A Psalm of Asaph.] Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Shout out to God our strength; shout joyfully to the God of Jacob.
Modern King James verseion
To the Chief Musician. On Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob.
NET Bible
For the music director; according to the gittith style; by Asaph. Shout for joy to God, our source of strength! Shout out to the God of Jacob!
New Heart English Bible
Sing aloud to God, our strength. Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob.
The Emphasized Bible
Shout ye for joy, unto God our strength, Sound the note of triumph, to the God of Jacob;
Webster
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength: make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
World English Bible
Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!
Youngs Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- 'On the Gittith.' By Asaph. Cry aloud to God our strength, Shout to the God of Jacob.
References
American
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 81:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Call To Obedience
1 {To the Chanter, upon Gittith, of Asaph} Sing merrily unto God, our strength; make a cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob. 2 Take the psalm, bring hither the tabret, the merry harp with the lute.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 66:1
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} O be joyful in God, all ye lands;
Psalm 8:1
{To the Chanter upon Gittith, a Psalm of David} O LORD our governour; how excellent is thy name in all the world; thou hast set thy glory above the heavens!
Genesis 50:17
'This wise say unto Joseph: forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thy brethren and their sin, for they rewarded thee evil.' Now therefore we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of thy father's God." And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
Psalm 18:1-2
{To the Chanter, of David, servant of the Lord, which said unto the Lord the words of this song, on the day in which the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and said} I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in my song will I praise him.
Psalm 33:1-3
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, for it becometh well the just to be thankful.
Psalm 46:1-7
{To the Chanter, a song of the children of Korah upon Alamoth} God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:11
The LORD of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Psalm 52:7
"Lo, this is the man that took not God for his strength, but trusted unto the multitude of his riches, and was mighty in his wickedness!"
Psalm 67:4
O let the nations rejoice and be glad; for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.
Psalm 100:1-2
{A Psalm of Praise} O be joyful in the lord, all ye lands;
Jeremiah 31:7
For thus sayeth the LORD, "Rejoice with gladness because of Jacob, cry unto the head of the Gentiles: speak out, sing, and say, 'The LORD shall deliver his people, the remnant of Israel, and make them whole.'
Matthew 22:32
'I am Abraham's God, and Isaac's God, and the God of Jacob?' God is not the God of the dead: but of the living."
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through the help of Christ, which strengtheneth me.