< Psalms 81 >

1 To him that excelleth upon Gittith. A Psalme committed to Asaph. Sing ioyfully vnto God our strength: sing loude vnto the God of Iaakob.
To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith. Of Asaph. Make a song to God our strength: make a glad cry to the God of Jacob.
2 Take the song and bring forth the timbrel, the pleasant harpe with the viole.
Take up the melody, playing on an instrument of music, even on corded instruments.
3 Blowe the trumpet in the newe moone, euen in the time appointed, at our feast day.
Let the horn be sounded in the time of the new moon, at the full moon, on our holy feast-day:
4 For this is a statute for Israel, and a Law of the God of Iaakob.
For this is a rule for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
5 Hee set this in Ioseph for a testimonie, when hee came out of the land of Egypt, where I heard a language, that I vnderstoode not.
He gave it to Joseph as a witness, when he went out over the land of Egypt; then the words of a strange tongue were sounding in my ears.
6 I haue withdrawen his shoulder from the burden, and his handes haue left the pots.
I took the weight from his back; his hands were made free from the baskets.
7 Thou calledst in affliction and I deliuered thee, and answered thee in the secret of the thunder: I prooued thee at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)
You gave a cry in your trouble, and I made you free; I gave you an answer in the secret place of the thunder; I put you to the test at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)
8 Heare, O my people, and I wil protest vnto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken vnto me,
Give ear, O my people, and I will give you my word, O Israel, if you will only do as I say!
9 Let there bee no strange god in thee, neither worship thou any strange god.
There is to be no strange god among you; you are not to give worship to any other god.
10 For I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide and I will fill it.
I am the Lord your God, who took you up from the land of Egypt: let your mouth be open wide, so that I may give you food.
11 But my people would not heare my voyce, and Israel would none of me.
But my people did not give ear to my voice; Israel would have nothing to do with me.
12 So I gaue them vp vnto the hardnesse of their heart, and they haue walked in their owne cousels.
So I gave them up to the desires of their hearts; that they might go after their evil purposes.
13 Oh that my people had hearkened vnto me, and Israel had walked in my wayes.
If only my people would give ear to me, walking in my ways!
14 I would soone haue humbled their enemies, and turned mine hand against their aduersaries.
I would quickly overcome their haters: my hand would be turned against those who make war on them.
15 The haters of the Lord should haue bene subiect vnto him, and their time should haue endured for euer.
The haters of the Lord would be broken, and their destruction would be eternal.
16 And God would haue fedde them with the fatte of wheat, and with honie out of the rocke would I haue sufficed thee.
I would give them the best grain for food; you would be full of honey from the rock.

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