Psalm 81:1{To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph.} Sing aloud7442 unto God430 our strength:5797 make a joyful noise7321 unto the God430 of Jacob.32902 Take5375 a psalm,2172 and bring5414 hither the timbrel,8596 the pleasant5273 harp3658 with the psaltery.50353 Blow up8628 the trumpet7782 in the new moon,2320 in the time appointed,3677 on our solemn feast2282 day.3117
Psalm 81:4 For this was a statute2706 for Israel,3478and a law4941 of the God430 of Jacob.32905 This he ordained7760 in Joseph3084for a testimony,5715 when he went out3318 through{Or, against} the land776 of Egypt:4714where I heard8085 a language8193that I understood3045 not.
6 I removed5493 his shoulder7926 from the burden:5447 his hands3709 were delivered5674{Heb. passed away} from the pots.17317 Thou calledst7121 in trouble,6869 and I delivered2502 thee; I answered6030 thee in the secret place5643 of thunder:7482 I proved974 thee at the waters4325 of Meribah.4809{Or, strife} Selah.5542
Psalm 81:8 Hear,8085 O my people,5971 and I will testify5749 unto thee: O Israel,3478 if thou wilt hearken8085 unto me;
9 There shall no strange2114 god410 be in thee; neither shalt thou worship7812 any strange5236 god.41010 I am the LORD3068 thy God,430 which brought5927 thee out of the land776 of Egypt:4714 open thy mouth6310 wide,7337 and I will fill4390 it.
11 But my people5971 would not hearken8085 to my voice;6963 and Israel3478 would14 none of me.
12 So I gave them up7971 unto their own hearts'3820 lust:8307{Or, to the hardness of their hearts, or imagination}and they walked3212 in their own counsels.415613 Oh3863 that my people5971 had hearkened8085 unto me, and Israel3478 had walked1980 in my ways!187014 I should soon4592 have subdued3665 their enemies,341 and turned7725 my hand3027 against their adversaries.686215 The haters8130 of the LORD3068 should have submitted3584 themselves{Or, yielded feigned obedience, Heb. lied} unto him: but their time6256 should have endured for ever.576916 He should have fed398 them also with the finest2459 of the wheat:2406{Heb. with the fat of wheat} and with honey1706 out of the rock6697 should I have satisfied7646 thee.