Psalm 81:2

Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

Cross-references

Psalm 92:3 Parallel

Psalm 92:3 also lists the lyre and harp as instruments for praising God, reinforcing the musical worship imagery here.

Psalm 149:1-3 mentions tambourine and lyre in praise, directly paralleling the instruments listed here.

Psalm 33:2 Parallel

Psalm 33:2 also urges praise with lyre and harp, directly paralleling the instruments here.

Psalm 108:2 Parallel

Psalm 108:2 awakens harp and lyre for dawn praise, directly matching the instruments here.

Psalm 149:3 Parallel

Psalm 149:3 calls for tambourine and lyre in praise, identical instruments to those listed here.

Psalm 150:3 Related theme

Psalm 150:3 includes lute and harp in a grand call to praise, sharing the harp with this verse.

Psalm 137:2 Contrast

Psalm 137:2 describes hanging up lyres in exile, contrasting with the joyful use of lyre here.

Psalm 43:4 Parallel

Psalm 43:4 mentions praising God with the lyre, a personal echo of the lyre in this corporate call.

Psalm 95:1 Parallel

Psalm 95:1 calls for joyful singing to the Lord, matching the theme of musical praise in this verse.

Psalm 95:2 Parallel

Psalm 95:2 continues the call to come with thanksgiving and joyful songs, similar to the instrumental praise here.

Psalm 98:6 Related theme

Psalm 98:6 calls for trumpets and horn in praise, different instruments but same theme of musical worship.

Exodus 15:20 shows Miriam using a tambourine in worship, matching the tambourine called for here.

1 Chronicles 25:1 describes prophesying with lyres and harps, the same instruments called for here in worship.

Revelation 5:8 shows heavenly worship with harps, echoing the call to praise with lyre here.

Isaiah 30:32 uses tambourines and lyres in a judgment scene, contrasting with the praise here.

Ephesians 5:19 Related theme

Ephesians 5:19 encourages singing and making melody to the Lord, a New Testament application of musical worship.

Colossians 3:16 Related theme

Colossians 3:16 also urges singing psalms and hymns, extending the practice of musical praise to the church.

1 Chronicles 15:21 lists lyres used in temple procession, echoing the lyre mentioned here for praise.