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