Psalms 81
81
Psalm 81
For the choir director; on the gittith; #81:0 Unknown musical term. by Asaph.
1Sing joyfully to God, our strength.
Shout happily to the God of Jacob.
2Begin a psalm, and strike a tambourine.
Play lyres and harps with their pleasant music.
3Blow the ram’s horn on the day of the new moon,
on the day of the full moon,
on our festival days.
4This is a law for Israel,
a legal decision from the God of Jacob.
5These are the instructions God set in place for Joseph
when Joseph rose to power over Egypt.
I heard a message I did not understand:
6“I removed the burden from his shoulder.
His hands were freed from the basket.
7When you were in trouble, you called out ⌞to me⌟, and I rescued you.
I was hidden in thunder, but I answered you.
I tested your ⌞loyalty⌟ at the oasis of Meribah. Selah
8Listen, my people, and I will warn you.
Israel, if you would only listen to me!
9Never keep any strange god among you.
Never worship a foreign god.
10I am the Lord your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
11“But my people did not listen to me.
Israel wanted nothing to do with me.
12So I let them go their own stubborn ways
and follow their own advice.
13If only my people would listen to me!
If only Israel would follow me!
14I would quickly defeat their enemies.
I would turn my power against their foes.
15Those who hate the Lord would cringe in front of him,
and their time ⌞for punishment⌟ would last forever.
16But I would feed Israel with the finest wheat
and satisfy them with honey from a rock.”
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Psalms 81
81
A Call to Obedience
For the choir director: on the Gittith. Of Asaph. # 1Ch 16:5,7; Ps 8,84 titles
1Sing for joy to God our strength;
shout in triumph to the God of Jacob. # Ps 59:16; 95:1-2; 98:4
2Lift up a song — play the tambourine,
the melodious lyre, and the harp. # Ps 33:2; 71:22; 92:3
3Blow the horn on the day of our feasts # Lit feast # Either Passover or Tabernacles
during the new moon # Lv 23:24; Nm 10:10; 29:1
and during the full moon.
4For this is a statute for Israel,
a judgment of the God of Jacob. # 1Ch 16:17; Ps 105:10
5He set it up as an ordinance for Joseph
when He went throughout # LXX, Syr, Jer read out of the land of Egypt. # Ps 78:5; 122:4
I heard an unfamiliar language:
6“I relieved his shoulder from the burden;
his hands were freed from carrying the basket. # Is 9:4; 10:27
7You called out in distress, and I rescued you;
I answered you from the thundercloud. # Ex 14:24; 20:18-20
I tested you at the waters of Meribah. # Ex 17:1-7; Nm 20:2-13Selah
8Listen, My people, and I will admonish you.
Israel, if you would only listen to Me! # Ps 50:7
9There must not be a strange god among you;
you must not bow down to a foreign god. # Ex 20:3-5; 22:20; 34:14
10I am Yahweh your God,
who brought you up from the land of Egypt. # Ex 20:2; Dt 5:6
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. # Ps 78:25; 107:9
11“But My people did not listen to Me;
Israel did not obey Me. # Jr 7:24; 13:10
12So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own plans. # Jb 8:4; Jr 11:8
13If only My people would listen to Me
and Israel would follow My ways, # Dt 5:29; Is 48:18
14I would quickly subdue their enemies
and turn My hand against their foes.” # Ps 18:47; 47:3; Am 1:8
15Those who hate the Lord
would pretend submission to Him; # Ps 18:44; 66:3
their doom would last forever. # Dt 32:35
16But He would feed Israel # Lit him with the best wheat.
“I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.” # Nm 18:12; Dt 32:13-14; Ps 147:14
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