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Psalms 81

For the choir director;  aon the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph.

1

 aSing for joy to God our  bstrength; Shout  cjoyfully to the  dGod of Jacob.

2

Raise a song, strike  athe timbrel, The sweet sounding  blyre with the  charp.

3

Blow the trumpet at the  anew moon, At the full moon, on our  bfeast day.

4

For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

5

He established it for a testimony in Joseph When he  1 awent throughout the land of Egypt. I heard a  blanguage that I did not know:

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"I  1 arelieved his shoulder of the burden, His hands were freed from the  2basket.

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"You  acalled in trouble and I rescued you; I  banswered you in the hiding place of thunder; I proved you at the  cwaters of Meribah.  1Selah.

8

aHear, O My people, and I will  1admonish you; O Israel, if you  bwould listen to Me!

9

"Let there be no  astrange god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god.

10

aI, the LORD, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt;  bOpen your mouth wide and I will  cfill it.

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"But My people  adid not listen to My voice, And Israel did not  1obey Me.

12

"So I  agave  1them over to the stubbornness of their heart, To walk in their own devices.

13

"Oh that My people  awould listen to Me, That Israel would  bwalk in My ways!

14

"I would quickly  asubdue their enemies And  bturn My hand against their adversaries.

15

aThose who hate the LORD would  bpretend obedience to Him, And their time of punishment would be forever.

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1But I would feed you with the  2 afinest of the wheat, And with  bhoney from the rock I would satisfy you."



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