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¹ ⓐ Sing for joy to God our strength; shout in triumph to the God of Jacob. ⓑ

² Lift up a song — play the tambourine, the melodious lyre, and the harp. ⓒ

³ Blow the horn on the day of our feasts [1] [2] during the new moon ⓓ and during the full moon.

⁴ For this is a statute for Israel, a judgment of the God of Jacob. ⓔ

⁵ He set it up as an ordinance for Joseph when He went throughout [3] the land of Egypt. ⓕ I heard an unfamiliar language:

⁶ “I relieved his shoulder from the burden; his hands were freed from carrying the basket. ⓖ

⁷ You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the thundercloud. ⓗ I tested you at the waters of Meribah. ⓘ Selah

⁸ Listen, My people, and I will admonish you. Israel, if you would only listen to Me! ⓙ

⁹ There must not be a strange god among you; you must not bow down to a foreign god. ⓚ

¹⁰ I am Yahweh your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. ⓛ Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. ⓜ

¹¹ “But My people did not listen to Me; Israel did not obey Me. ⓝ

¹² So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own plans. ⓞ

¹³ If only My people would listen to Me and Israel would follow My ways, ⓟ

¹⁴ I would quickly subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes.” ⓠ

¹⁵ Those who hate the LORD would pretend submission to Him; ⓡ their doom would last forever. ⓢ

¹⁶ But He would feed Israel [4] with the best wheat. “I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.” ⓣ

#	HCSB
1	ⓐ Sing for joy to God our strength; shout in triumph to the God of Jacob. ⓑ
2	Lift up a song — play the tambourine, the melodious lyre, and the harp. ⓒ
3	Blow the horn on the day of our feasts [1] [2] during the new moon ⓓ and during the full moon.
4	For this is a statute for Israel, a judgment of the God of Jacob. ⓔ
5	He set it up as an ordinance for Joseph when He went throughout [3] the land of Egypt. ⓕ I heard an unfamiliar language:
6	“I relieved his shoulder from the burden; his hands were freed from carrying the basket. ⓖ
7	You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the thundercloud. ⓗ I tested you at the waters of Meribah. ⓘ Selah
8	Listen, My people, and I will admonish you. Israel, if you would only listen to Me! ⓙ
9	There must not be a strange god among you; you must not bow down to a foreign god. ⓚ
10	I am Yahweh your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. ⓛ Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. ⓜ
11	“But My people did not listen to Me; Israel did not obey Me. ⓝ
12	So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own plans. ⓞ
13	If only My people would listen to Me and Israel would follow My ways, ⓟ
14	I would quickly subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes.” ⓠ
15	Those who hate the LORD would pretend submission to Him; ⓡ their doom would last forever. ⓢ
16	But He would feed Israel [4] with the best wheat. “I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.” ⓣ

Footnotes & Cross-References

^{Psalms 81:1 [151]} Title: Probably a musical term

^{Psalms 81:7 [152]} The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

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