The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
1 For the Leader. On the gittit. By Asaf: Sing for joy to God our strength! Shout to the God of Ya'akov!
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To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength; Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob.
2 Start the music! Beat the drum! Play the sweet lyre and the lute!
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Raise a song and strike the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the lute.
3 Sound the shofar at Rosh-Hodesh and at full moon for the pilgrim feast,
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Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.
4 because this is a law for Isra'el, a ruling of the God of Ya'akov.
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For this is a statute for Israel, A law of the God of Jacob.
5 He placed it as a testimony in Y'hosef when he went out against the land of Egypt. I heard an unfamiliar voice say,
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This He established in Joseph as a testimony, When He went throughout the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language I did not understand.
6 "I lifted the load from his shoulder; his hands were freed from the [laborer's] basket.
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"I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the baskets.
7 You called out when you were in trouble, and I rescued you; I answered you from the thundercloud; I tested you at the M'rivah Spring [by saying,] (Selah)
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You called in trouble, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
8 "'Hear, my people, while I give you warning! Isra'el, if you would only listen to me!
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"Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! O Israel, if you will listen to Me!
9 There is not to be with you any foreign god; you are not to worship an alien god.
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There shall be no foreign god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god.
10 I am ADONAI your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth, and I will fill it.'
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I am the Lord your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
11 "But my people did not listen to my voice; Isra'el would have none of me.
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"But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me.
12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to live by their own plans.
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So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels.
13 How I wish my people would listen to me, that Isra'el would live by my ways!
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"Oh, that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!
14 I would quickly subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes.
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I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn My hand against their adversaries.
15 Those who hate ADONAI would cringe before him, while [Isra'el's] time would last forever.
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The haters of the Lord would pretend submission to Him, But their fate would endure forever.
16 They would be fed with the finest wheat, and I would satisfy you with honey from the rocks."
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He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you."
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.