Psalms 81

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

For the leader. On the gittith. Of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength, shout for joy to the God of Jacob.

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

Raise a song, sound the timbrel, sweet lyre and harp.

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

On the new moon blow the horn, at the full moon, the day of our festival.

4 For [is] a decree for Israel it an ordinance of [the] God of Jacob.

For this is a statute for Israel, a ruling of the God of Jacob,

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

a witness he set up in Joseph, when he marched against Egypt’s land, where he heard an unknown voice say:

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

‘I removed from your shoulder the burden, and freed your hands from the basket.

7 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)

At your call of distress I delivered you, from the thundercloud I answered you. At Meribah’s waters I tested you. (Selah)

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

‘Listen, my people, to my warning, O Israel, if you would but listen!

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

There must not be a strange god among you, you must bow to no foreign god.

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

I am the Lord your God who brought you up out of Egypt. Open your mouth, that I fill it.

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

‘But my people did not listen to my voice, Israel would have none of me.

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

So to their own hard hearts I left them, to follow their own devices.

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

O that my people would listen, that Israel would walk in my ways.

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

Soon would I humble their enemies, and turn my hand on their foes.

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

Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him in everlasting terror.

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

But you would I feed with the richest wheat, and with honey from the rock to your heart’s desire.’