Psalms 81 : 1 (NLV)
Sing for joy to God our strength! Call out for joy to the God of Jacob!
Psalms 81 : 2 (NLV)
Sing a song, beat the timbrel. Play the sweet-sounding harps.
Psalms 81 : 3 (NLV)
Blow the horn at the new moon, at the full moon on the day of our special supper.
Psalms 81 : 4 (NLV)
For this is a Law for Israel, a Law of the God of Jacob.
Psalms 81 : 5 (NLV)
He made it a Law for Joseph, when he went through the land of Egypt. I heard a language that I did not know:
Psalms 81 : 6 (NLV)
"I took the load off his shoulders. His hands were set free from the basket.
Psalms 81 : 7 (NLV)
You called in your trouble, and I took you out of it. I answered you in the hiding place of thunder. I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
Psalms 81 : 8 (NLV)
Hear, O My people, and I will tell you what to do. O Israel, if you would listen to Me!
Psalms 81 : 9 (NLV)
Let there be no strange god among you. Do not worship any false god.
Psalms 81 : 10 (NLV)
I, the Lord, am your God. I brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.
Psalms 81 : 11 (NLV)
"But My people did not listen to My voice. And Israel did not obey Me.
Psalms 81 : 12 (NLV)
So I let them follow the desires of their sinful hearts. They followed their own plans.
Psalms 81 : 13 (NLV)
If only My people would listen to Me! If only Israel would follow My ways!
Psalms 81 : 14 (NLV)
I would hurry to crush those who fight against them. I would turn My hand against those who hate them.
Psalms 81 : 15 (NLV)
Those who hate the Lord would pretend to obey Him. And their punishment would last forever.
Psalms 81 : 16 (NLV)
But I would feed you with the best of grain. And I would fill you with honey from the rock."
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