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God's Goodness and Israel's Waywardness.
For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. |
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| Psalm 81:1 |
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Sing for joy to God our strength; Shout joyfully
to the God of Jacob. |
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| Psalm 81:2 |
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Raise a song, strike the timbrel, The sweet
sounding lyre with the harp. |
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| Psalm 81:3 |
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Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full
moon, on our feast day. |
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| Psalm 81:4 |
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For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance
of the God of Jacob. |
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| Psalm 81:5 |
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He established it for a testimony in Joseph
When he went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard a language that I did not know: |
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| Psalm 81:6 |
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"I relieved his shoulder of the burden, His
hands were freed from the basket. |
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| Psalm 81:7 |
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"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.
Selah. |
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| Psalm 81:8 |
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"Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you;
O Israel, if you would listen to Me! |
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| Psalm 81:9 |
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"Let there be no strange god among you; Nor
shall you worship any foreign god. |
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| Psalm 81:10 |
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"I, the LORD, am your God, Who brought you up
from the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide and I will fill it. |
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| Psalm 81:11 |
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"But My people did not listen to My voice,
And Israel did not obey Me. |
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| Psalm 81:12 |
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"So I gave them over to the stubbornness of
their heart, To walk in their own devices. |
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| Psalm 81:13 |
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"Oh that My people would listen to Me, That
Israel would walk in My ways! |
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| Psalm 81:14 |
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"I would quickly subdue their enemies And turn
My hand against their adversaries. |
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| Psalm 81:15 |
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"Those who hate the LORD would pretend obedience
to Him, And their time of punishment would be forever. |
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| Psalm 81:16 |
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"But I would feed you with the finest of the
wheat, And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you." |
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