PsalmsChapter 81

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¹For the choir leader. According to gittith. Of Asaph.
Sing for joy to God our strength.
Shout for joy to the God of Jacob. ²Start a song. Beat the tambourine.
Play the sweet harp and the lyre. ³Blow the ram's horn at the New Moon.
Blow it at the full moon, on the day of our Feast. ⁴This is a rule for Israel.
It is a law of the God of Jacob. ⁵He made it a witness for Joseph
when he went out over the land of Egypt.
There I heard a language I did not know: ⁶"I took the heavy load off his shoulder.
His hands were set free from the basket. ⁷You called out when you were in trouble, and I rescued you.
I answered you from the thundercloud.
I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah ⁸Hear, my people, and I will warn you.
Israel, if only you would listen to me! ⁹You must have no strange god among you.
You must not bow down to a foreign god. ¹⁰I am the LORD your God.
I brought you up out of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. ¹¹But my people would not listen to me.
Israel would not obey me. ¹²So I let them go their own stubborn way.
I let them follow their own plans. ¹³If only my people would listen to me!
If only Israel would walk in my ways! ¹⁴I would quickly beat their enemies.
I would turn my hand against those who fight them. ¹⁵Those who hate the LORD would pretend to obey him.
Their doom would last forever. ¹⁶But I would feed you the best wheat.
I would fill you with honey from the rock."