Psalms 81장
An Admonition to Fidelity
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For the leader; "upon the gittith." Of Asaph.
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Sing joyfully to God our strength; shout in triumph to the God of Jacob!
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Take up a melody, sound the timbrel, the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
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Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our solemn feast.
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For this is a law in Israel, an edict of the God of Jacob,
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Who made it a decree for Joseph when he came out of the land of Egypt. I hear a new oracle:
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"I relieved their shoulders of the burden; their hands put down the basket.
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In distress you called and I rescued you; unseen, I spoke to you in thunder; At the waters of Meribah I tested you and said: Selah
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'Listen, my people, I give you warning! If only you will obey me, Israel!
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There must be no foreign god among you; you must not worship an alien god.
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I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Open wide your mouth that I may fill it.'
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But my people did not listen to my words; Israel did not obey me.
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So I gave them over to hardness of heart; they followed their own designs.
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But even now if my people would listen, if Israel would walk in my paths,
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In a moment I would subdue their foes, against their enemies unleash my hand.
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Those who hate the LORD would tremble, their doom sealed forever.
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But Israel I would feed with the finest wheat, satisfy them with honey from the rock."
Psalms 81장
