For the end, a Psalm for Asaph, concerning
the wine-presses. 81:1 Rejoice ye in Elohim our helper; shout aloud to the
Elohim of Jacob.
81:2 Take a psalm, and produce the timbrel, the pleasant psaltery with the
harp.
81:3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, in the glorious day of your feast.
81:4 For [this] is an ordinance for Israel, and a statute of the Elohim of
Jacob.
81:5 He made it [to be] a testimony in Joseph, when he came forth out of the
land of Egypt: he heard a language which he understood not.
81:6 He removed his back from burdens: his hands slaved in making the
baskets.
81:7 Thou didst call upon me in trouble, and I delivered thee; I heard thee
in the secret place of the storm: I proved thee at the water of Strife.
Pause.
81:8 Hear, my people, and I will speak to thee, O Israel; and I will testify
to thee: if thou wilt hearken to me;
81:9 there shall be no new god in thee; neither shalt thou worship a strange
god.
81:10 For I am Yehovah thy Elohim, that brought thee out of the land of Egypt:
open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
81:11 But my people hearkened not to my voice; and Israel gave no heed to
me.
81:12 So I let them go after the ways of their own hearts: they will go on
in their own ways.
81:13 If my people had hearkened to me, if Israel had walked in my ways,
81:14 I should have put down their enemies very quickly, and should have
laid my hand upon those that afflicted them.
81:15 Yehovah's enemies [should have] lied to him: but their time shall be
for ever.
81:16 And he fed them with the fat of wheat; and satisfied them with honey
out of the rock. |
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, a Psalm
of Asaph. 81:1 Sing aloud unto Elohim our strength: make a joyful noise unto
the Elohim of Jacob.
81:2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the
psaltery.
81:3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our
solemn feast day.
81:4 For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the Elohim of Jacob.
81:5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through
the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
81:6 I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from
the pots.
81:7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the
secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
81:8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt
hearken unto me;
81:9 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any
strange god.
81:10 I am Yehovah thy Elohim, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt:
open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
81:11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of
me.
81:12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in
their own counsels.
81:13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my
ways!
81:14 I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against
their adversaries.
81:15 The haters of Yehovah should have submitted themselves unto him: but
their time should have endured for ever.
81:16 He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with
honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. |