Thematic Bible

Psalm 81:1

For the choir director: on the Gittith. Of Asaph.Sing for joy to God our strength;
shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.

Psalm 81:2

Lift up a song—play the tambourine,
the melodious lyre, and the harp.

Psalm 81:3

Blow the horn on the day of our feasts
during the new moon
and during the full moon.

Psalm 81:4

For this is a statute for Israel,
a judgment of the God of Jacob.

Psalm 81:5

He set it up as an ordinance for Joseph
when He went throughout the land of Egypt.


I heard an unfamiliar language:

Psalm 81:6

“I relieved his shoulder from the burden;
his hands were freed from carrying the basket.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 81:7

You called out in distress, and I rescued you;
I answered you from the thundercloud.
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.Selah

Psalm 81:8

Listen, My people, and I will admonish you.
Israel, if you would only listen to Me!
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 81:9

There must not be a strange god among you;
you must not bow down to a foreign god.

Psalm 81:10

I am Yahweh your God,
who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

Psalm 81:11

“But My people did not listen to Me;
Israel did not obey Me.

Psalm 81:12

So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own plans.

Psalm 81:13

If only My people would listen to Me
and Israel would follow My ways,
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 81:14

I would quickly subdue their enemies
and turn My hand against their foes.”
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 81:15

Those who hate the Lord
would pretend submission to Him;
their doom would last forever.

Psalm 81:16

But He would feed Israel with the best wheat.
“I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.”