Psalms 81 cross-references
Psalms 81 has 16 verses, which point to 155 other passages and are cited by 209. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Words characteristic of Psalms 81 in the original text, with the number of verses using each. Select one for a full word study.
- שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 4
- נִי ni “me” 3
- ךָּ ka “you” 2
- הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 2
People in Psalms 81
Places in Psalms 81
Psalms 81:1
[To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph.] Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
Points to (14)
- Jeremiah 31:7 — For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye,… 8 votes
- Psalms 66:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm.] Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: 7 votes
- Psalms 100:1–2 — [A Psalm of praise.] Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 5 votes
- Philippians 4:13 — I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. 4 votes
- Psalms 46:11 — The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 4 votes
- Psalms 8:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.] O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the… 4 votes
Pointed to from (23)
- Psalms 95:1 — O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. 21 votes
- Psalms 84:5 — Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. 9 votes
- Psalms 8:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.] O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the… 7 votes
- Psalms 66:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm.] Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: 6 votes
Psalms 81:2
Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
Points to (8)
- Psalms 149:1–3 — Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. 5 votes
- Colossians 3:16 — Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and… 4 votes
- Psalms 92:3 — Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. 4 votes
- Ephesians 5:19 — Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to… 3 votes
- Mark 14:26 — And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. 3 votes
- Exodus 15:20 — And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after… 3 votes
Pointed to from (12)
- Psalms 108:2 — Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. 7 votes
- Exodus 15:20 — And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after… 7 votes
- Revelation 5:8 — And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having… 6 votes
- Psalms 150:3 — Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. 6 votes
Psalms 81:3
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
Points to (18)
- Numbers 15:3 — And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in… 5 votes
- Leviticus 23:24–25 — Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have… 5 votes
- 2 Chronicles 2:4 — Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet… 4 votes
- 2 Chronicles 13:14 — And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the… 3 votes
- Deuteronomy 16:15 — Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose:… 3 votes
- Numbers 10:1–10 — And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 3 votes
Pointed to from (16)
- Genesis 1:14 — And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let… 10 votes
- Isaiah 66:23 — And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all… 5 votes
- Numbers 10:10 — Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall… 5 votes
- Colossians 2:16 — Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of… 3 votes
Psalms 81:4
For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
Psalms 81:5
This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
Points to (17)
- Jeremiah 5:15 — Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is… 6 votes
- Psalms 114:1 — When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; 6 votes
- Deuteronomy 28:49 — The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth;… 6 votes
- 1 Corinthians 14:21–22 — In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for… 5 votes
- Isaiah 28:11 — For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. 4 votes
- Psalms 77:15 — Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah. 4 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Psalms 78:5 — For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that… 7 votes
- Psalms 114:1 — When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; 6 votes
- Deuteronomy 5:6 — I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 6 votes
- Ezekiel 3:5 — For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel; 2 votes
Psalms 81:6
I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
Points to (6)
- Isaiah 9:4 — For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in… 12 votes
- Isaiah 10:27 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his… 11 votes
- Exodus 6:6 — Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of… 7 votes
- Matthew 11:29 — Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your… 6 votes
- Exodus 1:14 — And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in… 4 votes
- Psalms 68:13 — Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her… 3 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Exodus 6:6 — Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of… 5 votes
- Exodus 2:23 — And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by… 5 votes
- Exodus 1:11 — Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh… 4 votes
- 1 Chronicles 4:23 — These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his… 3 votes
Psalms 81:7
Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
Points to (12)
- Exodus 19:19 — And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered… 13 votes
- Numbers 20:13 — This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in… 9 votes
- Exodus 2:23 — And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by… 8 votes
- Psalms 50:15 — And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 7 votes
- Psalms 91:14–15 — Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath… 6 votes
- Exodus 14:30–31 — Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon… 6 votes
Pointed to from (13)
- Psalms 50:15 — And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 31 votes
- Exodus 17:7 — And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel,… 8 votes
- Psalms 106:32 — They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: 5 votes
- Exodus 19:19 — And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered… 5 votes
Psalms 81:8
Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
Points to (11)
- Psalms 50:7 — Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God. 7 votes
- John 3:11 — Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not… 6 votes
- Exodus 15:26 — And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right… 6 votes
- 1 John 5:9 — If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath… 5 votes
- John 3:32–33 — And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. 5 votes
- Isaiah 55:3–4 — Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant… 5 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Psalms 50:7 — Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God. 8 votes
- Isaiah 46:3 — Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the… 5 votes
- Matthew 23:37 — O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often… 4 votes
- Zechariah 7:13 — Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear,… 4 votes
Psalms 81:9
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
Points to (7)
- Isaiah 43:12 — I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are… 10 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:12 — So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him. 7 votes
- 1 Corinthians 8:5–6 — For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords… 6 votes
- Malachi 2:11 — Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath… 4 votes
- Deuteronomy 6:14 — Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you; 4 votes
- Exodus 20:3–5 — Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Exodus 20:3 — Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 34 votes
- Hosea 13:4 — Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour… 7 votes
- Isaiah 43:12 — I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are… 6 votes
- Psalms 44:20 — If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; 5 votes
Psalms 81:10
I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Points to (11)
- John 15:7 — If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 24 votes
- Psalms 107:9 — For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. 23 votes
- Exodus 20:2 — I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 23 votes
- John 7:37 — In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come… 19 votes
- Revelation 21:6 — And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that… 18 votes
- Ephesians 3:19–20 — And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 15 votes
Pointed to from (13)
- Matthew 7:8 — For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 23 votes
- Exodus 20:2 — I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 22 votes
- Luke 13:34 — O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would… 5 votes
- Hosea 8:3 — Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him. 4 votes
Psalms 81:11
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
Points to (9)
- Jeremiah 7:23–24 — But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people:… 9 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:18 — Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee. 7 votes
- Jeremiah 2:11–13 — Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that… 6 votes
- Exodus 32:1 — And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves… 6 votes
- Hebrews 10:29 — Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of… 5 votes
- Zechariah 7:11 — But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. 5 votes
Pointed to from (33)
- Romans 1:24 — Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own… 40 votes
- Hebrews 3:7 — Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 38 votes
- Revelation 3:15 — I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 15 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11 — And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 13 votes
Psalms 81:12
So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
Points to (11)
- Jeremiah 7:24 — But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their… 22 votes
- Romans 1:24 — Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own… 21 votes
- Isaiah 30:1 — Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a… 15 votes
- Acts 7:42 — Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the… 14 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 — Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 11 votes
- Romans 1:26–27 — For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into… 10 votes
Pointed to from (27)
- Isaiah 44:18 — They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that… 102 votes
- Psalms 1:1 — Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor… 50 votes
- Revelation 22:11 — He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is… 18 votes
- Acts 14:16 — Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. 9 votes
Psalms 81:13
Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
Points to (6)
- Isaiah 48:18 — O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as… 17 votes
- Deuteronomy 5:29 — O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that… 17 votes
- Deuteronomy 10:12–13 — And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his… 11 votes
- Luke 19:41–42 — And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 7 votes
- Matthew 23:37 — O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often… 5 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:29 — O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! 0 votes
Pointed to from (19)
- Hebrews 3:7 — Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 54 votes
- Ephesians 2:10 — For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we… 18 votes
- Isaiah 48:18 — O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as… 11 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:29 — O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! 10 votes
Psalms 81:14
I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
Points to (7)
- Amos 1:8 — And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will… 6 votes
- Judges 2:20–23 — And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my… 6 votes
- Joshua 23:13 — Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but… 5 votes
- Numbers 14:9 — Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their… 4 votes
- Psalms 47:3 — He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. 3 votes
- Numbers 14:45 — Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited… 3 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Amos 1:8 — And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will… 4 votes
- Psalms 47:3 — He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. 4 votes
- Leviticus 26:8 — And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your… 4 votes
- Jeremiah 2:3 — Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend;… 2 votes
Psalms 81:15
The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
Points to (11)
- Deuteronomy 7:10 — And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him,… 7 votes
- Romans 8:7 — Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 4 votes
- Romans 1:30 — Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 4 votes
- Psalms 63:3 — Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. 4 votes
- Joel 3:20 — But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. 3 votes
- Exodus 20:5 — Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting… 3 votes
Pointed to from (12)
- Psalms 66:3 — Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies… 7 votes
- Psalms 18:44 — As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. 6 votes
- Psalms 83:2 — For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. 5 votes
- 2 Samuel 22:45 — Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. 5 votes
Psalms 81:16
He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
Points to (7)
- Deuteronomy 32:13–14 — He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made… 16 votes
- Psalms 147:14 — He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. 11 votes
- 1 Samuel 14:25–26 — And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. 8 votes
- Joel 2:24 — And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. 7 votes
- Judges 14:18 — And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than… 6 votes
- Job 29:6 — When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; 5 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Matthew 7:8 — For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 16 votes
- Psalms 147:14 — He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. 13 votes
- Job 29:6 — When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; 8 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:13 — He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made… 6 votes