Psalms 81
81
PSALM 81
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician upon Gittith,
A Psalm of Asaph.
1Sing loud to God our strength; with joy
to Jacob's God do sing.
2Take up a psalm, the pleasant harp,
timbrel and psalt'ry bring.
3Blow trumpets at new-moon, what day
our feast appointed is:
4For charge to Isr'el,
and a law of Jacob's God was this.
5To Joseph this a testimony
he made, when Egypt land
He travell'd through, where speech I heard
I did not understand.
6His shoulder I from burdens took,
his hands from pots did free.
7Thou didst in trouble on me call,
and I deliver'd thee:
In secret place of thundering
I did thee answer make;
And at the streams of Meribah
of thee a proof did take.
8O thou, my people, give an ear,
I'll testify to thee;
To thee, O Isr'el, if thou wilt
but hearken unto me.
9In midst of thee there shall not be
any strange god at all;
Nor unto any god unknown
thou bowing down shalt fall.
10I am the Lord thy God, which did
from Egypt land thee guide;
I'll fill thy mouth abundantly,
do thou it open wide.
11But yet my people to my voice
would not attentive be;
And ev'n my chosen Israel
he would have none of me.
12So to the lust of their own hearts
I them delivered;
And then in counsels of their own
they vainly wandered.
13O that my people had me heard,
Isr'el my ways had chose!
14I had their en'mies soon subdu'd,
my hand turn'd on their foes.
15The haters of the Lord to him
submission should have feign'd;
But as for them, their time should have
for evermore remain'd.
16He should have also fed them with
the finest of the wheat;
Of honey from the rock thy fill
I should have made thee eat.
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Psalms 81
81
To the director: On the gittith. One of Asaph’s songs.
1Be happy and sing to God, our strength.
Shout with joy to the God of Jacob.
2Begin the music.
Play the tambourines.
Play the pleasant harps and lyres.
3Blow the ram’s horn at the time of the new moon#81:3 new moon The first day of the Hebrew month. There were special meetings on these days when the people shared fellowship offerings as part of their worship to God.
and at the time of the full moon,#81:3 full moon The middle of the Hebrew month. Many of the special meetings and festivals started at the time of a full moon. when our festival begins.
4This is the law for the people of Israel.
The God of Jacob gave the command.
5God made this agreement with Joseph’s people,
when he led them out of Egypt.
In a language we didn’t understand, God said,
6“I took the load from your shoulder.
I let you drop the worker’s basket.
7When you were in trouble, you called for help, and I set you free.
I was hidden in the storm clouds, and I answered you.
I tested you by the water at Meribah.#81:7 Meribah See Ex. 17:1-7.” Selah
8“My people, I am warning you.
Israel, listen to me!
9Don’t worship any of the false gods
that the foreigners worship.
10I, the Lord, am your God.
I brought you out of Egypt.
Israel, open your mouth,
and I will feed you.
11“But my people did not listen to me.
Israel did not obey me.
12So I let them go their own stubborn way
and do whatever they wanted.
13If my people would listen to me
and would live the way I want,
14then I would defeat their enemies.
I would punish those who cause them trouble.
15Those who hate the Lord would shake with fear.
They would be punished forever.
16I would give the best wheat to my people.
I would give them the purest honey, until they were satisfied.”
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