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81:1  To the director: On the gittith. One of Asaph’s songs. Be happy and sing to God, our strength. Shout with joy to the God of Jacob.
81:2  Begin the music. Play the tambourines. Play the pleasant harps and lyres.
81:3  Blow the ram’s horn at the time of the new moon and at the time of the full moon, when our festival begins.
81:4  This is the law for the people of Israel. The God of Jacob gave the command.
81:5  God made this agreement with Joseph’s people, when he led them out of Egypt. In a language we didn’t understand, God said,
81:6  “I took the load from your shoulder. I let you drop the worker’s basket.
81:7  When 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.” Selah
81:8  “My people, I am warning you. Israel, listen to me!
81:9  Don’t worship any of the false gods that the foreigners worship.
81:10  I, the Lord, am your God. I brought you out of Egypt. Israel, open your mouth, and I will feed you.
81:11  “But my people did not listen to me. Israel did not obey me.
81:12  So I let them go their own stubborn way and do whatever they wanted.
81:13  If my people would listen to me and would live the way I want,
81:14  then I would defeat their enemies. I would punish those who cause them trouble.
81:15  Those who hate the Lord would shake with fear. They would be punished forever.
81:16  I would give the best wheat to my people. I would give them the purest honey, until they were satisfied.”