| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. [i]A Psalm[/i] of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength; Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob. | 1Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob! |
| 2Raise a song and strike the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the lute. | 2Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp. |
| 3Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day. | 3Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day. |
| 4For this is a statute for Israel, A law of the God of Jacob. | 4For it is a statute for Israel, a rule of the God of Jacob. |
| 5This He established in Joseph as a testimony, When He went throughout the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language I did not understand. | 5He made it a decree in Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt. I hear a language I had not known: |
| 6“I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the baskets. | 6“I relieved your shoulder of the burden; your hands were freed from the basket. |
| 7You called in trouble, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah | 7In distress you called, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah |
| 8“Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! O Israel, if you will listen to Me! | 8Hear, O my people, while I admonish you! O Israel, if you would but listen to me! |
| 9There shall be no foreign god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god. | 9There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not bow down to a foreign god. |
| 10I am the LORD your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. | 10I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. |
| 11“But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me. | 11“But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me. |
| 12So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels. | 12So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels. |
| 13“Oh, that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways! | 13Oh, that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways! |
| 14I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn My hand against their adversaries. | 14I would soon subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes. |
| 15The haters of the LORD would pretend submission to Him, But their fate would endure forever. | 15Those who hate the LORD would cringe toward him, and their fate would last forever. |
| 16He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you.” | 16But he would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” |
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