Psalms 81

1 To the choirmaster - on the Gittith of Asaph. Sing for joy to God strength our shout for joy to [the] God of Jacob.

For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. By Asaph. Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

2 Lift up music and beat a tambourine a harp pleasant with a lyre.

Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

3 Blow at the new moon a ram's horn at the full moon to [the] day of festival our.

Blow the shofar at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

4 For [is] a decree for Israel it an ordinance of [the] God of Jacob.

For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

5 A testimony - in Joseph he established it when went out he on [the] land of Egypt a language [which] not I knew I heard.

He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know.

6 I removed from a burden shoulder his hands his from a basket they passed away.

“I removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were freed from the basket.

7 In trouble you called out and I rescued you I answered you in [the] hiding place of thunder I tested you at [the] waters of Meribah (Selah)

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)

8 Listen O people my so let me warn you O Israel if you will listen to me.

“Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, Israel, if you would listen to me!

9 Not it will be among you a god strange and not you must bow down to a god of foreignness.

There shall be no strange god in you, neither shall you worship any foreign god.

10 I - [am] Yahweh God your who brought up you from [the] land of Egypt make large mouth your and I will fill it.

I am the LORD, your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

11 And not it listened people my to voice my and Israel not it yielded to me.

But my people didn’t listen to my voice. Israel desired none of me.

12 And I gave over it in [the] stubbornness of heart their they walked in own schemes their.

So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, that they might walk in their own counsels.

13 If people my [will be] listening to me Israel in ways my they will walk.

Oh that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!

14 Like a little enemies their I will subdue and on opponents their I will turn hand my.

I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their adversaries.

15 [those who] hate Yahweh They will cringe to him and may it be time their for ever.

The haters of the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.

16 And he fed him from [the] best of [the] wheat and from a rock honey I will satisfy you.

But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat. I will satisfy you with honey out of the rock.”