Psalms 81

1 Sing [songs] to praise God, who enables us to be strong [when we fight our enemies]; shout joyfully to God, whom we (descendants of Jacob/Israeli people) [worship]!

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

2 Start [playing] the music, and beat the tambourines, and play nice music on the harps and (lyres/other stringed instruments).

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

3 Blow the trumpets [during the festival to celebrate] each new moon and each time the moon is full and during our [other] festivals.

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

4 [Do that] because that is a law for [us] Israeli [people]; God commanded it for us descendants of Jacob.

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

5 He commanded us Israeli [people to obey it] when he punished [the people of] Egypt. I heard someone [MTY] whose voice I did not recognize, saying,

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

6 “[After the rulers of Egypt forced you Israelis to work as slaves], I took those [heavy] burdens off your backs, and I enabled you to lay down those [heavy] baskets [of bricks that you were carrying].

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

7 When you were [greatly] distressed, you called [out to me], and I rescued you; I answered you out of a thundercloud. [Later] I tested [whether you would trust me to give you] water [when you were in the desert] at Meribah.

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)

8 [You who are] my people, listen while I warn you! I wish that you Israeli [people] would pay attention to what I [say to you]!

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

9 You must not have any idols of other gods among you; you must never bow to worship any of them!

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

10 I am Yahweh, your God; It was [not any of those other gods] who brought you out of Egypt, I am the one who did it! [So] ask me what you want me to do for you [MTY], and I will do it.

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

11 But my people would not listen to me [SYN]; they would not obey me.

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

12 So even though they were very stubborn, I allowed them to do whatever they wanted to do.

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

13 I wish that my people would listen to me, that the Israeli [people] would behave as I want them to do.

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

14 [If they did that], I would quickly defeat their enemies; I would strike/punish [all of] them [DOU].

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

15 [Then all] those who hate me would (cringe before/bow down to) me, and [then I] would punish them [MTY] forever.

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

16 [But] I would give you [Israelis] very good wheat/grain, and I would fill your stomachs with wild honey.”

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