Psalms - Chapter 81 | Good News Translation

  • 1. Shout for joy to God our defender; sing praise to the God of Jacob!
  • 2. Start the music and beat the tambourines; play pleasant music on the harps and the lyres.
  • 3. Blow the trumpet for the festival, when the moon is new and when the moon is full.
  • 4. This is the law in Israel, an order from the God of Jacob.
  • 5. He gave it to the people of Israel when he attacked the land of Egypt. I hear an unknown voice saying,
  • 6. "I took the burdens off your backs; I let you put down your loads of bricks.
  • 7. When you were in trouble, you called to me, and I saved you. From my hiding place in the storm, I answered you. I put you to the test at the springs of Meribah.
  • 8. Listen, my people, to my warning; Israel, how I wish you would listen to me!
  • 9. You must never worship another god.
  • 10. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt. Open your mouth, and I will feed you.
  • 11. "But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not obey me.
  • 12. So I let them go their stubborn ways and do whatever they wanted.
  • 13. How I wish my people would listen to me; how I wish they would obey me!
  • 14. I would quickly defeat their enemies and conquer all their foes.
  • 15. Those who hate me would bow in fear before me; their punishment would last forever.
  • 16. But I would feed you with the finest wheat and satisfy you with wild honey."
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