Psalms 81

1 To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. [A Psalm] of Asaph. Sing ye joyously unto God our strength, shout aloud unto the God of Jacob;

Sing aloud to God our strength. Make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

2 Raise a song, and sound the tambour, the pleasant harp with the lute.

Raise a song, and bring here the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the set time, on our feast day:

Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast-day.

4 For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob;

For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

5 He ordained it in Joseph [for] a testimony, when he went forth over the land of Egypt, [where] I heard a language that I knew not.

He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard a language that I knew not.

6 I removed his shoulder from the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.

I removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were freed from the basket.

7 Thou 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)

Thou called 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, my people, and I will testify unto thee; O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!

Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee, O Israel, if thou would hearken to me!

9 There shall no strange god be in thee, neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.

There shall no strange god be in thee, nor shall thou worship any foreign god.

10 I am Jehovah thy God, that brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

I am Jehovah thy God who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

11 But my people hearkened not to my voice, and Israel would none of me.

But my people hearkened not to my voice, and Israel would none of me.

12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' stubbornness: they walked after their own counsels.

So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, that they might walk in their own counsels.

13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, that Israel had walked in my ways!

O that my people would hearken to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!

14 I would soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their adversaries.

15 The haters of Jehovah would have come cringing unto him; but their time would have been for ever.

(The haters of Jehovah feign obedience to him, but their time is forever.)

16 And he would have fed them with the finest of wheat; yea, with honey out of the rock would I have satisfied thee.

He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat. And I would satisfy thee with honey out of the rock.