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 Overseer. — 'On the Gittith.' By Asaph. Cry aloud to God our strength, Shout to the God of Jacob.

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

Lift up a song, and give out a timbrel, A pleasant harp with psaltery.

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

Blow in the month a trumpet, In the new moon, at the day of our festival,

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

For a statute to Israel it [is], 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 on Joseph He hath placed it, In his going forth over the land of Egypt. A lip, I have not known — I hear.

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

From the burden his shoulder I turned aside, His hands from the basket pass over.

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 distress thou hast called and I deliver thee, I answer thee in the secret place of thunder, I try thee by the waters of Meribah. (Selah)

8 Heare, O my people, and I wil protest vnto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken vnto me,

Hear, O My people, and I testify to thee, O Israel, if thou dost hearken to me:

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

There is not in thee a strange god, And thou bowest not thyself to a strange 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] Jehovah thy God, Who bringeth thee up out of the land of Egypt. Enlarge thy mouth, and I fill it.

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

But, My people hearkened not to My voice, And Israel hath not consented to Me.

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

And I send them away in the enmity of their heart, They walk in their own counsels.

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

O that My people were hearkening to Me, Israel in My ways would walk.

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

As a little thing their enemies I cause to bow, And against their adversaries I turn back My hand,

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

Those hating Jehovah feign obedience to Him, But their time is — to the age.

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

He causeth him to eat of the fat of wheat, And [with] honey from a rock I satisfy thee!