81:1 For the choir director: on the Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.
81:2 Lift up a song--play the tambourine, the melodious lyre, and the harp.
81:3 Blow the horn on the day of our feasts during the new moon and during the full moon.
81:4 For this is a statute for Israel, a judgment of the God of Jacob.
81:5 He set it up as an ordinance for Joseph when He went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard an unfamiliar language:"
81:6 I relieved his shoulder from the burden; his hands were freed from carrying the basket.
81:7 You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
81:8 Listen, My people, and I will admonish you. Israel, if you would only listen to Me!
81:9 There must not be a strange god among you; you must not bow down to a foreign god.
81:10 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it."
81:11 But My people did not listen to Me; Israel did not obey Me.
81:12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own plans.
81:13 If only My people would listen to Me and Israel would follow My ways,
81:14 I would quickly subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes."
81:15 Those who hate the LORD would pretend submission to Him; their doom would last forever.
81:16 But He would feed Israel with the best wheat." I would satisfy you with honey from the rock."
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