Psalms 81

1 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, [A Psalm] of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength: make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. [A Psalm] of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.

3 Blow the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast-day.

4 For this [was] a statute for Israel, [and] a law of the God of Jacob.

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

5 This he ordained in Joseph [for] a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: [where] I heard a language [that] I understood not.

He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, [Where] I heard a language that I knew not.

6 I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

I removed his shoulder from the burden: His hands were freed from the basket.

7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)

Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered 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 testify to thee; O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me;

Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!

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

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

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

I am Jehovah 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 would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would not obey me.

But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of me.

12 So I gave them up to their own hearts lust: [and] they walked in their own counsels.

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

13 O that my people had hearkened to me, [and] Israel had walked in my ways!

Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways!

14 I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their adversaries.

15 The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves to him: and their time should have endured for ever.

The haters of Jehovah should submit themselves unto him: But their time should endure for ever.

16 He would have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock I should have satisfied thee.

He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.