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Psalm 81:1-3
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Asaph wrote this song for the music leader. Use special music.

God gives us strength[a]

81 Sing with joy to praise God!
    He is the one who makes us strong!
Shout aloud to the God of Jacob.[b]
2 Start the music! Beat your tambourines!
    Make beautiful music on your harps and lyres.
3 Start the New Moon Festival
    with the sound of the trumpet.
Also do it on the day of the Full Moon.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 81:1 This psalm was written to sing at a festival. It was probably the Festival of Huts. See Leviticus 23:33-43.
  2. 81:1 ‘Jacob’ is another name for ‘Israel’, so ‘God of Jacob’ means Israel's God.
  3. 81:3 There were two festivals in October. The first one started when the moon was new. The second one started two weeks later, when the moon was full. The second one was the Feast of Huts.
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