Psalm 81:5 NIV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 81:5

This. No Hebrew for "This". He: i.e. God. out = forth. through = before: i.e. in the sight of. Compare Numbers 33:3 . I = I [Israel]. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 81:5

Psalms 81:5. This he ordained in Joseph— A solemn charge, which he laid on Joseph when he marched out in the face of the land of Egypt. I heard a language I did not know: Psalms 81:6. I removed, &c. God is asserting his title to their obedience, from three very remarkable providences towards them: his saving them when they cried to him in their distress, ver.7 whether in Egypt, or at the Red Sea; his speaking to them on mount Sinai, from the midst of thunder, where he was hid in darkness;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 81:5

5. a testimony—The feasts, especially the passover, attested God's relation to His people. Joseph—for Israel (Psalms 80:1). went out through—or, "over," that is, Israel in the exodus. I heard—change of person. The writer speaks for the nation. language—literally, "lip" (Psalms 14:1). An aggravation or element of their distress that their oppressors were foreigners (Deuteronomy 28:49). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 81:1-5

1. A call to the celebration 81:1-5 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 81:1-16

Psalms 81This psalm is a joyful celebration of God’s deliverance of His people. The Israelites probably sang it at the Feast of Tabernacles, since it is a review of God’s faithfulness and focuses especially on the wilderness wanderings. [Note: A. Ross, p. 853.] The Feast of Tabernacles reminded the Israelites of this period in their history."Psalms 81 is a close companion to Psalms 50. If anything, the lines of the argument are even clearer here." [Note: Brueggemann, p. 92.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 81:3-5

He called on them to participate in a festival. The Israelites blew trumpets and offered sacrifices at the beginning of each new month, and each month began with the new moon (Numbers 10:10; Numbers 28:11-15). The Feast of Tabernacles was a joyous occasion that began on the fifteenth day of the seventh month (September-October) when the moon was full (Leviticus 23:34). God required the Israelites to observe these occasions. He began to specify these national festivals when He gave the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 81:1-16

After a summons to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles (Psalms 81:1-3) this Ps. recalls the meaning of Israel’s national festivals as memorials of their deliverance from Egypt (Psalms 81:4-7). From Psalms 81:6 onward God is the speaker. In Psalms 81:8-10 He repeats His ancient command to Israel to worship Him alone, and in Psalms 81:11-12 He tells of their disobedience and its consequences. The concluding vv. express His desire that Israel may now prove more loyal than of old, that He may bless... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 81:5

(5) Joseph.—The prominence given to this name indicates, according to some critics, that the author belonged to the northern kingdom:. but when a poet was wishing to vary his style of speaking of the whole people—the names Israel and Jacob have just been used—the name Joseph would naturally occur, especially with the mention of Egypt, where that patriarch had played such a conspicuous part.Through the land of Egypt.—The Hebrew means either upon, over, or against, but none of these meanings will... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 81:1-16

Consecration and Expectation Psalms 81:8-10 I. The duty of religion flows directly from the fact of God. Wherever God is acknowledged there religion is obligatory. To us then who admit that there is a God of whom we know something religion cannot be optional. God is, and it is our duty to honour and obey Him. Full obedience, then, is one fundamental element of religion, as it is brought before us in our text We might find a ground for demanding obedience to God further back than any special... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 81:1-16

Psalms 81:1-16THE psalmist summons priests and people to a solemn festival, commemorative of Israel’s deliverance from Egypt, and sets forth the lessons which that deliverance teaches, the learning of which is the true way of keeping the feast. There has been much discussion as to which feast is in the psalmist’s mind. That of Tabernacles has been widely accepted as intended, chiefly on the ground that the first day of the month in which it occurred was celebrated by the blowing of trumpets, as... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 81:5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 81:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 81:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 81:1-5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 81:1-16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 81:3-5

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 81:1-16

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 81:5

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 81:1-16

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 81:1-16

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