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Psalm 81:2

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

1For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. By Asaph. Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!
2Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.
3Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.
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The tambourine and the pleasant lyre make praise sound tangible: Israel’s worship has rhythm and melody, with instruments brought forward for the feast.

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Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Exodus 15:20Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.The tambourine requested in the psalm also appears in Miriam’s hand as the women follow her with tambourines and dances.
Psalm 108:2Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn.Both passages summon the harp and lyre to sound, treating instruments as part of an active response in song.
Psalm 149:3Let them praise his name in the dance! Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp!Both passages join singing with tambourine and harp in praise of God.
Revelation 5:8Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full …Harps appear in both scenes of worship: at Israel’s feast and among those falling down before the Lamb.
Psalm 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.Both passages give the harp a place in praising God, with joy expressed through music.
Psalm 149:1–3Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.Both passages urge singing praise to God among his people, at a feast or in the assembly.
Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in …Both passages direct song toward God within the life of his people; Colossians also names teaching and admonishing.
Mark 14:26When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.Singing together is the shared action: the psalm commands a song, and Mark records a hymn sung before departure.
Ephesians 5:19speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;Both passages make singing part of shared worship directed to the Lord.
1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with …The psalm attributed to Asaph requests a harp; Chronicles names sons of Asaph appointed to service involving harps.
James 5:13Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.Both passages urge singing praise, with James addressing the cheerful and the psalm setting song within Israel’s feast.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude.

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Sing one hymn with a friend this week

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Encouragement

Your voice has a place in praise offered with others. In this feast song, raised voices and the sound of strings honor God, Israel’s strength.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).