| New International Version | New International Version |
| 1For the director of music. According to gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob! | 1For the director of music. According to gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob! |
| 2Begin the music, strike the timbrel, play the melodious harp and lyre. | 2Begin the music, strike the timbrel, play the melodious harp and lyre. |
| 3Sound the ram's horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival; | 3Sound the ram's horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival; |
| 4this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. | 4this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. |
| 5When God went out against Egypt, he established it as a statute for Joseph. I heard an unknown voice say: | 5When God went out against Egypt, he established it as a statute for Joseph. I heard an unknown voice say: |
| 6"I removed the burden from their shoulders; their hands were set free from the basket. | 6"I removed the burden from their shoulders; their hands were set free from the basket. |
| 7In your distress you called and I rescued you, I answered you out of a thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. | 7In your distress you called and I rescued you, I answered you out of a thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. |
| 8Hear me, my people, and I will warn you-- if you would only listen to me, Israel! | 8Hear me, my people, and I will warn you-- if you would only listen to me, Israel! |
| 9You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not worship any god other than me. | 9You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not worship any god other than me. |
| 10I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it. | 10I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it. |
| 11"But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me. | 11"But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me. |
| 12So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. | 12So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. |
| 13"If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways, | 13"If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways, |
| 14how quickly I would subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes! | 14how quickly I would subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes! |
| 15Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever. | 15Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever. |
| 16But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you." | 16But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you." |
| New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. |
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