Psalms 81:1

“For the director. On the Gitit. Of Asaph. Shout for joy to Elohim our strength; raise a shout to the Elohim of Jacob.”

Psalms 81:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 81:1, word by word

For the directorמְנַצֵּחַmenatseach

direct

To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.

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On the Gititגִּתִּיתgitit

gittith

Gittith: a word in the title of Psalms 8, 81 and 84. Probably an instrument or a tune "of Gath"; its sense is not certain.

Where else “gitit” appears
Of Asaphאָסָףasaf

Asaph

Asaph: a name meaning "gatherer," borne by the father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18); the Levite who led the singers in David's time, to whom several psalms are attributed (1 Chronicles 16:5; Psalms 50; 73-83); and a keeper of the Persian king's forest (Nehemiah 2:8).

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Shout for joyהַרְנִינוּharninu

shout for joy

To raise a glad cry.

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to Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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our strengthעוּזֵּuze

strength

Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.

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raise a shoutהָרִיעוּhariu

shout, sound an alarm

Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.

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of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

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

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