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Psalms 81

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¹ For the choir director: on the . Of Asaph. ⓙ [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] during the new moon ⓜ and during the full moon.

⁴ For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. ⓝ

⁵ He set it up as a decree for Joseph when he went throughout [2] 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 the LORD 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 my voice; 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 cower to him; ⓜ their doom would last forever. ⓝ

¹⁶ But he would feed Israel [3] with the best wheat. “I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.” ⓐ

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1	For the choir director: on the . Of Asaph. ⓙ [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] during the new moon ⓜ and during the full moon.
4	For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. ⓝ
5	He set it up as a decree for Joseph when he went throughout [2] 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 the LORD 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 my voice; 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 cower to him; ⓜ their doom would last forever. ⓝ
16	But he would feed Israel [3] with the best wheat. “I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.” ⓐ

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