Psalm 81
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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.1To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
2Raise a song and strike the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the lute.2Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
3Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.3Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
4For this is a statute for Israel, A law of the God of Jacob.4For this was a statute for Israel, and a law 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.5This 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.
6“I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the baskets.6I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
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. Selah7Thou 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.
8“Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! O Israel, if you will listen to Me!8Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
9There shall be no foreign god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god.9There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange 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 thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
11“But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me.11But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
12So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels.12So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
13“Oh, that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!13Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
14I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn My hand against their adversaries.14I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
15The haters of the LORD would pretend submission to Him, But their fate would endure forever.15The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
16He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you.”16He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com.
Psalm 80
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