Psalms 81 : 1 (NET)
*For the music director; according to the gittith style; by Asaph. Shout for joy to God, our source of strength! Shout out to the God of Jacob!
Psalms 81 : 2 (NET)
Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument!
Psalms 81 : 3 (NET)
Sound the ram's horn on the day of the new moon, and on the day of the full moon when our festival begins.
Psalms 81 : 4 (NET)
For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel; it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob.
Psalms 81 : 5 (NET)
He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize.
Psalms 81 : 6 (NET)
It said: "I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were released from holding the basket.
Psalms 81 : 7 (NET)
In your distress you called out and I rescued you. I answered you from a dark thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)
Psalms 81 : 8 (NET)
I said, 'Listen, my people! I will warn you! O Israel, if only you would obey me!
Psalms 81 : 9 (NET)
There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god.
Psalms 81 : 10 (NET)
I am the LORD, your God, the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it!'
Psalms 81 : 11 (NET)
But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me.
Psalms 81 : 12 (NET)
I gave them over to their stubborn desires; they did what seemed right to them.
Psalms 81 : 13 (NET)
If only my people would obey me! If only Israel would keep my commands!
Psalms 81 : 14 (NET)
Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and attack their adversaries."
Psalms 81 : 15 (NET)
(May those who hate the LORD cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!)
Psalms 81 : 16 (NET)
"I would feed Israel the best wheat, and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs."
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