Deu 16:11, 14-15, 2Ch 7:10, 30:23-26, Psa 81:1-3, 122:1, Isa 30:29 | TSK

to keep.They did not observe other seven days of unleavened bread, but offered sacrifices with praise and thanksgiving, and feasting, other seven days; and, as the people in general, and especially those who came out of the kingdom of Israel, would be unprepared for this additional expense, both Hezekiah and his princes liberally supplied them with cattle for sacrifices.

7:9; 1Ki 8:65

did give. Heb. lifted up, or offered.

35:7,8; 1Ch 29:3-9; Eze 45:17; Eph 4:8

a great.

29:34

the strangers.

11,18; Ex 12:43-49

rejoiced.

1Ch 16:10,11; Ps 92:4; 104:34

since the time.

7:9,10

Psalms 81:1-3

1 An exhortation to a solemn praising of God.

4 God challenges that duty by reason of his benefits.

8 God, exhorting to obedience, complains of their disobedience, which proves their own hurt.

A.M. 3489. B.C. 515. (Title.) Gittith.

8:1; *title

A Psalm.Some suppose this Psalm to have been composed to be sung at the feast of Trumpets, before the time of David; and others think it was written at the removal of the ark to Mount Zion; but the most probable opinion is, that it was sung at the dedication of the second temple.

of Asaph. or, for Asaph.

Sing.

67:4; Jer 31:7

our strength.

18:1,2; 28:7; 52:7; Php 4:13

make.

33:1-3; 46:1-7; 66:1; 100:1,2

the God.

46:11; Ge 50:17; Mt 22:32

92:3; 95:1,2; 149:1-3; Mr 14:26; Eph 5:19; Col 3:16; Jas 5:13

Blow.

98:6; Nu 10:1-9; 1Ch 15:24; 16:6,42; 2Ch 5:12; 13:12,14