NASB — Psalms 81 — KJV

God’s Goodness and Israel’s Waywardness.

For the choir director; on 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 Iawent° throughout° the land° of Egypt°.
  I heard° a blanguage° that I did not know°:

[1] Or according to aPs 51:14; 59:16; 95:1 bPs 46:1 cPs 66:1; 95:2; 98:4 dPs 84:8
[2] aEx 15:20; Ps 149:3 bPs 92:3; 98:5; 147:7 cPs 108:2; 144:9
[3] aNu 10:10 bLv 23:24
[5] ILit went out over aEx 11:4 bDt 28:49; Ps 114:1; Jr 5:15

  6 ¶ “I Iarelieved° his shoulder° of the burden°,
  His hands° were freed° from the IIbasket°.
  7 “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°.
      ISelah°.
  8aHear°, O My people°, and I will Iadmonish° 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°.
  10aI, the LORD°, am your God°,
  Who brought° you up from the land° of Egypt°;
  bOpen° your mouth° wide° and I will cfill° it.

[6] ILit removed his shoulder from IIOr brick load aIs 9:4; 10:27
[7] ISelah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude aEx 2:23; 14:10; Ps 50:15 bEx 19:19; 20:18 cEx 17:6, 7; Nu 20:13; Ps 95:8
[8] IOr bear witness against aPs 50:7 bPs 95:7
[9] aEx 20:3; Dt 5:7; 32:12; Ps 44:20; Is 43:12
[10] aEx 20:2; Dt 5:6 bJb 29:23 cPs 37:4; 78:25; 107:9

  11 ¶ “But My people° adid not listen° to My voice°,
  And Israel° did not Iobey° Me.
  12 “So I agave° Ithem 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°.
  15aThose who hate° the LORD° would bpretend° obedience° to Him,
  And their time° [of punishment] would be forever°.
  16IBut I would feed° you with the IIafinest° of the wheat°,
  And with bhoney° from the rock° I would satisfy° you.”

[11] ILit yield to aDt 32:15; Ps 106:25
[12] ILit him aJb 8:4; Ac 7:42; Ro 1:24, 26
[13] aDt 5:29; Ps 81:8; Is 48:18 bPs 128:1; Is 42:24; Jr 7:23
[14] aPs 18:47; 47:3 bAm 1:8
[15] aRo 1:30 bPs 18:44; 66:3
[16] ILit He would feed him IILit fat aDt 32:14; Ps 147:14 bDt 32:13


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An exhortation to a solemn praising of God.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musicianºª upon² Gittith,º [A Psalm] of Asaph.]]º Sing aloudºª unto Godº our strength:º make a joyful noiseºª unto the Godº of Jacob.º 2 Takeºª a psalm,º and bringºª hither the timbrel,º the pleasantº harpº with² the psaltery.º 3 Blow upºª the trumpetº in the new moon,º in the time appointed,º on our solemn feastº day.º

[1] Gn 50:17; Ps 18:1; 28:7; 33:1; 46:1, 11; 52:7; 66:1; 67:4; 100:1; Jr 31:7; Mt 22:32; Php 4:13.
[2] Ps 92:3; 95:1; 149:1; Mk 14:26; Ep 5:19; Col 3:16; Jm 5:13.
[3] Lv 23:24; Nu 10:1, 10; 15:3; 28:11; Dt 16:15; 2K 4:23; 1Ch 15:24; 16:6, 42; 2Ch 2:4; 5:12; 8:13; 13:12, 14; Ps 98:6; Lm 2:6; Na 1:15; Col 2:16.

God challengeth that duty by reason of his benefits.

4 For² this² [was] a statuteº for Israel,º [and] a lawº of the Godº of Jacob.º 5 This he ordainedºª in Josephº [for] a testimony,º when he went outºª through² the landº of Egypt:º [where] I heardºª a languageº [that] I understoodºª not.² 6 I removedºª his shoulderº from the burden:º² his handsº were deliveredºª from the pots.º² 7 Thou calledstºª in trouble,º and I deliveredºª thee; I answeredºª thee in the secret placeº of thunder:º I provedºª thee at² the watersº of Meribah.º Selah.º

[5] Ex 12:12, 27, 29; 13:8, 14; Dt 4:45; 28:49; Ps 77:15; 78:6; 80:1; 114:1; Is 28:11; Jr 5:15; Ezk 20:20; Am 6:6; 1Co 14:21.
[6] Ex 1:14; 6:6; 2K 10:7; Ps 68:13; Is 9:4; 10:27; Jr 24:2; Mt 11:29.
[7] Ex 2:23; 14:10, 24, 30; 17:2, 6; 19:19; 20:18; Nu 20:13, 24; Dt 33:8; Ps 50:15; 91:14.

God, exhorting to obedience, complaineth of their disobedience, which proveth their own hurt.

8 Hear,ºª O my people,º and I will testifyºª unto thee: O Israel,º if² thou wilt hearkenºª unto me; 9 There shall no² strangeºª godº be² in thee; neither² shalt thou worshipºª any strangeº god.º 10 I² [am] the LORDº thy God,º which broughtºª thee out of the landº² of Egypt:º open thy mouthº wide,ºª and I will fillºª it. 11 But my peopleº would not² hearkenºª to my voice;º and Israelº wouldºª none² of me. 12 So I gave them upºª unto their own hearts'º lust:º [and] they walked¹ª² in their own counsels.º 13 Oh¹ that² my peopleº had hearkenedºª unto me, [and] Israelº had walkedºª in my ways!º 14 I should soonº have subduedºª their enemies,ºª and turnedºª my handº against² their adversaries.º 15 The hatersºª of the LORDº should have submittedºª themselves unto him: but their timeº should have endured² for ever.º 16 He should have fedºª them also with the finestº² of the wheat:º and with honeyº out of the rockº² should I have satisfiedºª thee.

[8] Ex 15:26; Dt 5:27; 32:46; Ps 50:7; 81:13; Is 1:19; 55:3; Jn 3:11, 32; Ac 20:21; 1Jn 5:9.
[9] Ex 20:3; Dt 6:14; 32:12; Is 43:12; Mal 2:11; 1Co 8:5.
[10] Ex 20:2; Ps 37:3; Jr 11:4; 31:31; Jn 7:37; 15:7; 16:23; Ep 3:19; Rv 21:6; 22:17.
[11] Ex 32:1; Dt 32:15, 18; Ps 106:12; Pv 1:30; Jr 2:11; 7:23; Zc 7:11; He 10:29.
[12] Gn 6:3; Ex 11:9; Is 30:1; Jr 7:24; 44:16; Ac 7:42; 14:16; Ro 1:24, 26; 2Th 2:9.
[13] Dt 5:29; 10:12; 32:29; Is 48:18; Mt 23:37; Lk 19:41.
[14] Nu 14:9, 45; Jsh 23:13; Jg 2:20; Am 1:8; Zc 13:7.
[15] Ex 20:5; Dt 7:10; Ps 18:44, 45; 63:3; 83:2; 102:28; Is 65:22; Jol 3:20; Jn 15:22; Ro 1:30; 8:7.
[16] Dt 32:13; Jg 14:8, 18; 1S 14:25; Jb 29:6; Ps 147:14; Jol 2:24.


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