Psalms 81
1 To the Chief Musician. On "the Gittith." Asaph’s. Shout ye for joy, unto God our strength, Sound the note of triumph, to the God of Jacob;
For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength; shout unto the God of Jacob.
2 Raise a melody, and strike the timbrel, The lyre so sweet, with the harp:
Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery.
3 Blow, at the new moon, the horn, At the full moon, for the day of our sacred festival:
Blow the horn at the new moon, at the full moon for our feast-day.
4 For, a statute to Israel, it is, A regulation, by the God of Jacob;
For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
5 A testimony in Joseph, he appointed it, When he went forth over the land of Egypt: A language I liked not, used I to hear;
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:
6 I took away, from the burden, his shoulder, his hands, from the clay, were set free.
'I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the basket.
7 In distress, thou didst cry, and I delivered thee, —I answered thee, within a hiding-place of thunder, I proved thee by the waters of Meribah. (Selah)
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)
8 Hear, O my people, and I will adjure thee, O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me!
Hear, O My people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto Me!
9 There shall not be, within thee, a foreign GOD, —Neither shalt thou bow down to a strange GOD:
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.
10 I, Yahweh, am thy God, Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, —Open wide thy mouth, that I may fill it.
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.
11 But my people, hearkened not, unto my voice, Even, Israel, inclined not unto me.
But My people hearkened not to My voice; and Israel would none of Me.
12 So then I let them go on in the stubbornness of their own heart, They might walk in their own counsels!
So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, that they might walk in their own counsels.
13 If, my people, were hearkening unto me, [If, ] Israel, in my ways, would walk,
Oh that My people would hearken unto Me, that Israel would walk in My ways!
14 Right soon, their foes, would I subdue, And, against their adversaries, would I turn my hand:
I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn My hand against their adversaries.
15 The haters of Yahweh, should come cringing unto him, Then let their own good time be age-abiding!
The haters of the LORD should dwindle away before Him; and their punishment should endure for ever.
16 Then would he feed them from the marrow of the wheat, Yea, out of the rock—with honey, would I satisfy thee.
They should also be fed with the fat of wheat; and with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.'
