Psalms 81:1-2 in English

¹ For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

² Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.

¹ A Psalm for Asaph. God stands in the assembly of gods; and in the midst of them will judge gods.

² How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the persons of sinners? Pause.

¹ 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.

² Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

¹ 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.

² Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

¹ (82) A Psalm for Asaph. God stands in the assembly of gods; and in the midst of them will judge gods.

² How long will you° judge unrighteously, and accept the persons of sinners? Pause.

¹ For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

² Take up the psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

¹ Sing songs to praise God, who enables us to be strong when we fight our enemies; shout joyfully to God, whom we ◄descendants of Jacob/Israeli people► worship!

² Start playing the music, and beat the tambourines, and play nice music on the harps and ◄lyres/other stringed instruments►.

¹ (82) A Psalm for Asaph. God stands in the assembly of gods; and in the midst of them will judge gods.

² How long will you° judge unrighteously, and accept the persons of sinners? Pause.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. By Asaph. Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. By Asaph. Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. By Asaph. Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

¹ To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith. Of Asaph. Make a song to God our strength: make a glad cry to the God of Jacob.

² Take up the melody, playing on an instrument of music, even on corded instruments.

¹ 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;

² Raise a song, and sound the tambour, the pleasant harp with the lute.

¹ A psalm for Asaph. God hath stood in the congregation of gods: and being in the midst of them he judgeth gods.

² How long will you judge unjustly: and accept the persons of the wicked?

¹ For the music director. On the gittith. A psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob.

² Start the song! Play the tambourine, sweet-sounding lyre, and harp.

¹ To him that excelleth upon Gittith. A Psalme committed to Asaph. Sing ioyfully vnto God our strength: sing loude vnto the God of Iaakob.

² Take the song and bring forth the timbrel, the pleasant harpe with the viole.

¹ For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. (81-2) Sing aloud unto God our strength; shout unto the God of Jacob.

² (81-3) Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery.

¹ 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.

² Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.

¹ “To the chief musician upon Gittith; by Assaph.” (81:2) Sing aloud unto God our strength: shout joyfully unto the God of Jacob.

² (81:3) Lift up psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

¹ A Psalm for Asaph. God stands in the assembly of gods; And in the midst of them will judge gods.

² How long will ye judge unrighteously, And accept the persons of sinners? Pause.

¹ “For the leader of the music. On the Gittith. A psalm of Asaph.” Sing joyfully to God, our strength! Shout with gladness to the God of Jacob!

² Raise a song, and strike the timbrel, The sweet-sounding harp, and the psaltery!

¹ For the leader. On the gittith. Of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength, shout for joy to the God of Jacob.

² Raise a song, sound the timbrel, sweet lyre and harp.

¹ For the leader. On the gittith. Of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength, shout for joy to the God of Jacob.

² Raise a song, sound the timbrel, sweet lyre and harp.

¹ Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob Supplanter!

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

¹ For the chief musician; set to the Gittith style. A psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength; shout out for joy to the God of Jacob.

² Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. By Asaph. Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. By Asaph. Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

¹ 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.

² Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. By Asaph. Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

¹ For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. By Asaph. Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

¹ To the overcomer, on the pressers or wine presses, the psalm of Asaph. Make ye fully joy or Full out joyeth to God, our helper; sing ye heartily to God of Jacob.

² Take ye a psalm, and give ye a tympan; a merry psaltery with an harp.

¹ To the overcomer, on the pressers, the psalm of Asaph. Make ye fully joy to God, our helper; sing ye heartily to God of Jacob. (For the choirmaster, on the gittith, a song by Asaph. Make ye full out joy to God, our helper; sing ye heartily to the God of Jacob.)

² Take ye a psalm, and give ye a tympan; a merry psaltery with an harp. (Give ye a song, and take ye a drum, or a tambourine; and a merry lute, and a harp.)

¹ To the Overseer. — 'On the Gittith.' By Asaph. Cry aloud to God our strength, Shout to the God of Jacob.

² Lift up a song, and give out a timbrel, A pleasant harp with psaltery.