81: 1 God’s Goodness and Israel’s Waywardness. For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
81: 2 Raise a song, and ⁵²¹bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.
⁵²¹Or, strike the timbrel,

81: 3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast-day.
81: 4 For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob.
81: 5 He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out ⁵²²over the land of Egypt, Where I heard ⁵²³a language that I knew not.
⁵²²Or, against
⁵²³Or, the speech of one that I knew not.

81: 6 I removed his shoulder from the burden: His hands were freed from the basket.
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: 8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!
81: 9 There shall no strange god be in thee; Neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.
81: 10 I am Jehovah thy God, Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
81: 11 But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would have none of me.
81: 12 So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, That they might walk in their own counsels.
81: 13 Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways!
81: 14 I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their adversaries.
81: 15 The haters of Jehovah should ⁵²⁴submit themselves unto him: But their time should endure for ever.
⁵²⁴Or, yield feigned obedience Hb. lie (deceitfully)

81: 16 He would feed them also with the ⁵²⁵finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.
⁵²⁵Hb. fat of wheat;