For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַOn the Gitit.עַל הַגִּתִּיתOf Asaph.לְאָסָףShout for joyהַרְנִינוּto Elohimלֵאלֹהִיםour strength;עוּזֵּנוּraise a shoutהָרִיעוּto the Elohimלֵאלֹהֵיof Jacob.יַעֲקֹב
Psalms 81:1
Study it in the app“For the director. On the Gitit. Of Asaph. Shout for joy to Elohim our strength; raise a shout to the Elohim of Jacob.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “menatseach” appears- 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).
Where else “asaf” appears- Shout for joyהַרְנִינוּharninu
shout for joy
To raise a glad cry.
Where else “harninu” appears- to Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appears- our strengthעוּזֵּuze
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “uze” appears- raise a shoutהָרִיעוּhariu
shout, sound an alarm
Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.
Where else “hariu” appears- 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.
Where else “yaakov” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Raise a song and sound the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.