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