1 Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob. | |
2 Sing for joy to God our strength; | |
2 Raise a song, strike the timbrel, The sweet sounding lyre with the harp. | |
3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast 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 hea Lit went out overwent throughout the land of Egypt. I heard a language that I did not know: | |
6 “Ib Lit removed his shoulder fromrelieved his shoulder of the burden, His hands were freed from thec Or brick loadbasket. | |
7 “You called in trouble and I rescued you; I answered you in the hiding place of thunder; I proved you at the waters of Meribah.d Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interludeSelah. | |
8 “Hear, O My people, and I wille Or bear witness againstadmonish you; O Israel, if you would listen to Me! | |
9 “Let there be no strange god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god. | |
10 “I, the LORD, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide and I will fill it. | |
11 “But My people did not listen to My voice, And Israel did notf Lit yield toobey Me. | |
12 “So I gaveg Lit himthem over to the stubbornness of their heart, To walk in their own devices. | |
13 “Oh that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways! | |
14 “I would quickly subdue their enemies And turn My hand against their adversaries. | |
15 “Those who hate the LORD would pretend obedience to Him, And their time of punishment would be forever. | |
16 “h Lit He would feed himBut I would feed you with thei Lit fatfinest of the wheat, And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” | |