Psalms 81
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| 1 | For the Leader; upon the Gittith. [A Psalm] of Asaph. |
| 2 | Sing aloud unto God our strength; shout unto the God of Jacob. |
| 3 | Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery. |
| 4 | Blow the horn at the new moon, at the full moon for our feast-day. |
| 5 | For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. |
| 6 | He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, when He went forth against the land of Egypt. The speech of one that I knew not did I hear: |
| 7 | 'I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the basket. |
| 8 | Thou didst call in trouble, and I rescued thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah |
| 9 | Hear, O My people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto Me! |
| 10 | There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any foreign god. |
| 11 | I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt; open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. |
| 12 | But My people hearkened not to My voice; And Israel would none of Me. |
| 13 | So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, That they might walk in their own counsels. |
| 14 | Oh that My people would hearken unto Me, That Israel would walk in My ways! |
| 15 | I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn My hand against their adversaries. |
| 16 | The haters of the LORD should dwindle away before Him; And their punishment should endure for ever. |
| 17 | They should also be fed with the fat of wheat; and with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.' |