Psalms 81

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW JERUSALEM
1 [For the choirmaster On the . . . of Gath Of Asaph] Sing for joy to God our strength, shout in triumph tothe God of Jacob.	1 [For the choirmaster On the . . . of Gath Of Asaph] Sing for joy to God our strength, shout in triumph tothe God of Jacob.
2 Strike up the music, beat the tambourine, play the melodious harp and the lyre;	2 Strike up the music, beat the tambourine, play the melodious harp and the lyre;
3 blow the trumpet for the new month, for the ful moon, for our feast day!	3 blow the trumpet for the new month, for the ful moon, for our feast day!
4 For Israel has this statute, a decision of the God of Jacob,	4 For Israel has this statute, a decision of the God of Jacob,
5 a decree he imposed on Joseph, when he went to war against Egypt. I heard a voice unknown to me,	5 a decree he imposed on Joseph, when he went to war against Egypt. I heard a voice unknown to me,
6 'I freed his shoulder from the burden, his hands were able to lay aside the labourer's basket.	6 'I freed his shoulder from the burden, his hands were able to lay aside the labourer's basket.
7 You cried out in your distress, so I rescued you. 'Hidden in the storm, I answered you, I tested you atthe waters of Meribah.Pause	7 You cried out in your distress, so I rescued you. 'Hidden in the storm, I answered you, I tested you atthe waters of Meribah.Pause
8 Listen, my people, while I give you warning; Israel, if only you would listen to me!	8 Listen, my people, while I give you warning; Israel, if only you would listen to me!
9 'You shal have no strange gods, shall worship no alien god.	9 'You shal have no strange gods, shall worship no alien god.
10 I, Yahweh, am your God, who brought you here from Egypt, you have only to open your mouth forme to fil it.	10 I, Yahweh, am your God, who brought you here from Egypt, you have only to open your mouth forme to fil it.
11 'My people would not listen to me, Israel would have none of me.	11 'My people would not listen to me, Israel would have none of me.
12 So I left them to their stubborn selves, to fol ow their own devices.	12 So I left them to their stubborn selves, to fol ow their own devices.
13 'If only my people would listen to me, if only Israel would walk in my ways,	13 'If only my people would listen to me, if only Israel would walk in my ways,
14 at one stroke I would subdue their enemies, turn my hand against their opponents.	14 at one stroke I would subdue their enemies, turn my hand against their opponents.
15 'Those who hate Yahweh would woo his favour, though their doom was sealed for ever,	15 'Those who hate Yahweh would woo his favour, though their doom was sealed for ever,
16 while I would feed him on pure wheat, would give you your fil of honey from the rock.'	16 while I would feed him on pure wheat, would give you your fil of honey from the rock.'