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 choirmaster - on the Gittith of Asaph. Sing for joy to God strength our shout for joy to [the] God of Jacob.

2 Take the song and bring forth the timbrel, the pleasant harpe with the viole.

Lift up music and beat a tambourine a harp pleasant with a lyre.

3 Blowe the trumpet in the newe moone, euen in the time appointed, at our feast day.

Blow at the new moon a ram's horn at the full moon to [the] day of festival our.

4 For this is a statute for Israel, and a Law of the God of Iaakob.

For [is] a decree for Israel it an ordinance 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.

A testimony - in Joseph he established it when went out he on [the] land of Egypt a language [which] not I knew I heard.

6 I haue withdrawen his shoulder from the burden, and his handes haue left the pots.

I removed from a burden shoulder his hands his from a basket they passed away.

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)

In trouble you called out and I rescued you I answered you in [the] hiding place of thunder I tested you 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,

Listen O people my so let me warn you O Israel if you will listen to me.

9 Let there bee no strange god in thee, neither worship thou any strange god.

Not it will be among you a god strange and not you must bow down to a god of foreignness.

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] Yahweh God your who brought up you from [the] land of Egypt make large mouth your and I will fill it.

11 But my people would not heare my voyce, and Israel would none of me.

And not it listened people my to voice my and Israel not it yielded to me.

12 So I gaue them vp vnto the hardnesse of their heart, and they haue walked in their owne cousels.

And I gave over it in [the] stubbornness of heart their they walked in own schemes their.

13 Oh that my people had hearkened vnto me, and Israel had walked in my wayes.

If people my [will be] listening to me Israel in ways my they will walk.

14 I would soone haue humbled their enemies, and turned mine hand against their aduersaries.

Like a little enemies their I will subdue and on opponents their I will turn hand my.

15 The haters of the Lord should haue bene subiect vnto him, and their time should haue endured for euer.

[those who] hate Yahweh They will cringe to him and may it be time their for ever.

16 And God would haue fedde them with the fatte of wheat, and with honie out of the rocke would I haue sufficed thee.

And he fed him from [the] best of [the] wheat and from a rock honey I will satisfy you.