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81:1  To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength; Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob.
81:2  Raise a song and strike the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the lute.
81:3  Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.
81:4  For this is a statute for Israel, A law of the God of Jacob.
81:5  This He established in Joseph as a testimony, When He went throughout the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language I did not understand.
81:6  “I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the baskets.
81:7  You called in trouble, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
81:8  “Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! O Israel, if you will listen to Me!
81:9  There shall be no foreign god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god.
81:10  I am the Lord your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
81:11  “But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me.
81:12  So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels.
81:13  “Oh, that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!
81:14  I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn My hand against their adversaries.
81:15  The haters of the Lord would pretend submission to Him, But their fate would endure forever.
81:16  He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you.”