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Psalms 81:2

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

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Take a psalm,.... Or "lift one up" (y); hold up the book, and read and sing it; or rather, lift up the voice in singing a psalm:

and bring hither the timbrel; or "give one" (z), put the hand to one:

the pleasant harp with the psaltery; make use of all these musical instruments in singing, and so make an agreeable melody: these were used in the times of the Old Testament, and were typical of the spiritual joy and melody in the heart, expressed by vocal singing, under the New Testament; see Revelation 5:8.

(y) שאן "attollite", Piscator; "tollite", Cocceius, Amama, Gejerus. (z) תנו "date", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.

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