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Psalms 81

KJV

NKJV

1 Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
1 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 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
2 Raise a song and strike the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the lute.
3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
3 Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.
4 For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
4 For this is a statute for Israel, A law of the God of Jacob.
5 This 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.
5 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 removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
6 "I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the baskets.
7 Thou 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.
7 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, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
8 "Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! O Israel, if you will listen to Me!
9 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
9 There shall be no foreign god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god.
10 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
10 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 would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
11 "But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me.
12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
12 So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels.
13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
13 "Oh, that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!
14 I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
14 I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn My hand against their adversaries.
15 The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
15 The haters of the Lord would pretend submission to Him, But their fate would endure forever.
16 He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
16 He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you."
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