81:1 {To the chief Musician upon Gittith, [A Psalm] of Asaph.} Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
81:1 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.

81:2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
81:2 Raise a song and strike the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the lute.

81:3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
81:3 Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.

81:4 For this [was] a statute for Israel, [and] a law of the God of Jacob.
81:4 For this is a statute for Israel, A law of the God of Jacob.

81:5 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.
81:5 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.

81:6 I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
81:6 "I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the baskets.

81:7 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.
81:7 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

81:8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
81:8 "Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! O Israel, if you will listen to Me!

81:9 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
81:9 There shall be no foreign god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god.

81:10 I [am] the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
81:10 I am the LORD your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

81:11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
81:11 "But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me.

81:12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: [and] they walked in their own counsels.
81:12 So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels.

81:13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, [and] Israel had walked in my ways!
81:13 "Oh, that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!

81:14 I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
81:14 I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn My hand against their adversaries.

81:15 The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
81:15 The haters of the LORD would pretend submission to Him, But their fate would endure forever.

81:16 He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
81:16 He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you."