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;

To the chief Musician upon Gittith, [A Psalm] of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

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

Take a psalm, and bring hither 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 up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

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

For this [was] a statute for Israel, [and] a law 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.

This 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 basket.

I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

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

Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto 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; neither shalt thou worship any strange 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] 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 hearkened not to my voice, and Israel would none of me.

But my people would not hearken 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 gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: [and] they walked in their own counsels.

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

Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, [and] Israel had walked in my ways!

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

I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned 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 the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

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 should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.