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Psalm 81:1-2
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Psalm 81[a]

An Admonition to Fidelity

1 For the leader; “upon the gittith.”[b] Of Asaph.

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2 Sing joyfully to God our strength;(A)
    raise loud shouts to the God of Jacob!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 81 At a pilgrimage feast, probably harvest in the fall, the people assemble in the Temple in accord with the Sinai ordinances (Ps 81:2–6). They hear a divine word (mediated by a Temple speaker) telling how God rescued them from slavery in Egypt (Ps 81:7–9), gave them the fundamental commandment of fidelity (Ps 81:9–11), which would bring punishment if they refused to obey (Ps 81:12–13). But if Israel repents, God will be with them once again, bestowing protection and fertility (Ps 81:14–16).
  2. 81:1 Upon the gittith: probably the title of the melody to which the Psalm was to be sung or a musical instrument.
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