Psalms 81

1 TO THE OVERSEER. ON THE GITTITH. BY ASAPH. Cry aloud to God our strength, Shout to the God of Jacob.

TO THE OVERSEER. ON THE GITTITH. BY ASAPH. Cry aloud to God our strength, Shout to the God of Jacob.

2 Lift up a song, and give out a timbrel, A pleasant harp with stringed instrument.

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

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

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

4 For it [is] a statute to Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

For it [is] a statute to Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

5 He has placed it—a testimony on Joseph, In his going forth over the land of Egypt. A lip, I have not known—I hear.

He has placed it—a testimony on Joseph, In his going forth over the land of Egypt. A lip, I have not known—I hear.

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

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

7 In distress you have called and I deliver you, I answer you in the secret place of thunder, I try you by the waters of Meribah. (Selah)

In distress you have called and I deliver you, I answer you in the secret place of thunder, I try you by the waters of Meribah. (Selah)

8 Hear, O My people, and I testify to you, O Israel, if you listen to me:

Hear, O My people, and I testify to you, O Israel, if you listen to me:

9 There is not in you a strange god, And you do not bow yourself to a strange god.

There is not in you a strange god, And you do not bow yourself to a strange god.

10 I [am] your God YHWH, Who brings you up out of the land of Egypt. Enlarge your mouth, and I fill it.

I [am] your God YHWH, Who brings you up out of the land of Egypt. Enlarge your mouth, and I fill it.

11 But My people did not listen to My voice, And Israel has not consented to Me.

But My people did not listen to My voice, And Israel has not consented to Me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 Those hating YHWH should have feigned [obedience] to Him, And their time would last for all time.

Those hating YHWH should have feigned [obedience] to Him, And their time would last for all time.

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

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