Psalms 81
1 For the music director, according to the Gittith. Of Asaph.
2 Sing for joy to God, our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob.
3 Raise a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant harp with the lyre.
4 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on the day of our feast.
5 For this is a decree for Israel, a rule of the God of Jacob.
6 He established it as a testimony in Joseph when he went out against the land of Egypt. I heard a language I did not know:
7 “I lifted his shoulder from the burden, and his hands let go of the basket.
8 In distress you called, and I rescued you; from the hiding place of thunder I answered you and tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
9 Listen, my people, and I will warn you; Israel, if only you would listen to me!
10 There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not bow down to a foreign god.
11 I am the LORD your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
12 But my people did not listen to my voice, and Israel would have nothing to do with me.
13 So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their hearts, to walk according to their own plans.
14 If only my people would listen to me, and Israel would walk in my ways!
15 In an instant I would humble their enemies and turn my hand against their adversaries.
16 Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their time would last forever.
17 And he would feed him with the finest wheat; I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.”
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