Psalms 81

¹Sing aloud to God, our strength!

²Sing aloud to God, our strength!

³Sing aloud to God, our strength!

⁴Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine,

⁵Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine,

⁶Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine,

⁷Blow the trumpet at the New Moon,

⁸Blow the trumpet at the New Moon,

⁹Blow the trumpet at the New Moon,

¹⁰For it is a statute for Israel,

¹¹For it is a statute for Israel,

¹²For it is a statute for Israel,

¹³He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant,

¹⁴He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant,

¹⁵He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant,

¹⁶“I removed his shoulder from the burden.

¹⁷“I removed his shoulder from the burden.

¹⁸“I removed his shoulder from the burden.

¹⁹You called in trouble, and I delivered you.

²⁰You called in trouble, and I delivered you.

²¹You called in trouble, and I delivered you.

²²“Hear, my people, and I will testify to you,

²³“Hear, my people, and I will testify to you,

²⁴“Hear, my people, and I will testify to you,

²⁵There shall be no strange god in you,

²⁶There shall be no strange god in you,

²⁷There shall be no strange god in you,

²⁸I am the LORD, your God,

²⁹I am the LORD, your God,

³⁰I am the LORD, your God,

³¹But my people didn’t listen to my voice.

³²But my people didn’t listen to my voice.

³³But my people didn’t listen to my voice.

³⁴So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts,

³⁵So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts,

³⁶So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts,

³⁷Oh that my people would listen to me,

³⁸Oh that my people would listen to me,

³⁹Oh that my people would listen to me,

⁴⁰I would soon subdue their enemies,

⁴¹I would soon subdue their enemies,

⁴²I would soon subdue their enemies,

⁴³The haters of the LORD would cringe before him,

⁴⁴The haters of the LORD would cringe before him,

⁴⁵The haters of the LORD would cringe before him,

⁴⁶But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat.

⁴⁷But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat.

⁴⁸But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat.