Psalms Chapter 81 Summary - Key Points & Themes

Read Psalms Chapter 81 Summary

Sing aloud to God our strength! Sound the trumpet at the new moon. This was a statute for Israel when God went out through Egypt. God answered Israel in thunder but tested them at Meribah's waters. Hear, O My people; have no foreign god. I am the LORD who brought you from Egypt. Oh, that My people had listened! I would have subdued their enemies.

Characters in This Chapter

David

Primary author of the Psalms, writing about half of the collection

Asaph

Levitical musician who wrote twelve psalms about suffering and God's justice

Moses

Author of Psalm 90, reflecting on God's eternity and human frailty

Places in This Chapter

Jerusalem

City of God, site of the temple, focus of pilgrimage psalms

The Temple

Center of worship where many psalms were sung in liturgy

Position in Book

Book IChapters 1-41

Book IIChapters 42-72

Book IIIChapters 73-89

Mostly Asaph's psalms, wrestling with suffering and God's faithfulness to His covenant.

Book IVChapters 90-106

Book VChapters 107-150