Psalms 81

¹To him that excelleth upon Gittith. A Psalme committed to Asaph. Sing ioyfully vnto God our strength: sing loude vnto the God of Iaakob.

²Take the song and bring forth the timbrel, the pleasant harpe with the viole.

³Blowe the trumpet in the newe moone, euen in the time appointed, at our feast day.

⁴For this is a statute for Israel, and a Law of the God of Iaakob.

⁵Hee set this in Ioseph for a testimonie, when hee came out of the land of Egypt, where I heard a language, that I vnderstoode not.

⁶I haue withdrawen his shoulder from the burden, and his handes haue left the pots.

⁷Thou calledst in affliction and I deliuered thee, and answered thee in the secret of the thunder: I prooued thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

⁸Heare, O my people, and I wil protest vnto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken vnto me,

⁹Let there bee no strange god in thee, neither worship thou any strange god.

¹⁰For I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide and I will fill it.

¹¹But my people would not heare my voyce, and Israel would none of me.

¹²So I gaue them vp vnto the hardnesse of their heart, and they haue walked in their owne cousels.

¹³Oh that my people had hearkened vnto me, and Israel had walked in my wayes.

¹⁴I would soone haue humbled their enemies, and turned mine hand against their aduersaries.

¹⁵The haters of the Lord should haue bene subiect vnto him, and their time should haue endured for euer.

¹⁶And God would haue fedde them with the fatte of wheat, and with honie out of the rocke would I haue sufficed thee.

¹Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

²Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

³Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

⁴For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

⁵This 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.

⁶I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

⁷Thou 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.

⁸Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;

⁹There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.

¹⁰I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

¹¹But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

¹²So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

¹³Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!

¹⁴I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

¹⁵The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

¹⁶He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.