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Psalms 81:2

Psalms 81:2 is verse 2 of Psalms chapter 81, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.

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King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

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Psalms 81:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

2 Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.

3 Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.

4 For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 92:3

with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.

Psalms 95:1

Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!

Psalms 95:2

Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.

Psalms 149:1

Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise in the assembly of the godly.

Psalms 149:2

Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.

Psalms 149:3

Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.

Mark 14:26

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Ephesians 5:19

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

James 5:13

Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

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