Psalms 81

1 For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength; shout unto the God of Jacob.

To him that excelleth upon Gittith. A Psalme committed to Asaph. Sing ioyfully vnto God our strength: sing loude vnto the God of Iaakob.

2 Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery.

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

3 Blow the horn at the new moon, at the full moon for our feast-day.

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

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

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

5 He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, when He went forth against the land of Egypt. The speech of one that I knew not did I hear:

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.

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

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

7 Thou didst call in trouble, and I rescued thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)

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)

8 Hear, O My people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto Me!

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

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

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

10 I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt; open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

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.

11 But My people hearkened not to My voice; and Israel would none of Me.

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

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

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

13 Oh that My people would hearken unto Me, that Israel would walk in My ways!

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

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

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

15 The haters of the LORD should dwindle away before Him; and their punishment should endure for ever.

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

16 They should also be fed with the fat of wheat; and with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.'

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