诗篇 81
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
歌颂神之宏恩
81 亚萨的诗，交于伶长。用迦特乐器。
1 你们当向神我们的力量大声欢呼，向雅各的神发声欢乐！
2 唱起诗歌，打手鼓，弹美琴与瑟！
3 当在月朔并月望，我们过节的日期吹角！
4 因这是为以色列定的律例，是雅各神的典章。
5 他去攻击埃及地的时候，在约瑟中间立此为证。我在那里听见我所不明白的言语，
6 神说：“我使你的肩得脱重担，你的手放下筐子。
7 你在急难中呼求，我就搭救你。我在雷的隐密处应允你，在米利巴水那里试验你。（细拉）
8 我的民哪，你当听，我要劝诫你！以色列啊，甚愿你肯听从我！
9 在你当中不可有别的神，外邦的神你也不可下拜。
10 我是耶和华你的神，曾把你从埃及地领上来。你要大大张口，我就给你充满。
嗟叹选民之刚愎
11 “无奈我的民不听我的声音，以色列全不理我。
12 我便任凭他们心里刚硬，随自己的计谋而行。
13 甚愿我的民肯听从我，以色列肯行我的道！
14 我便速速制伏他们的仇敌，反手攻击他们的敌人。
15 恨耶和华的人必来投降，但他的百姓必永久长存。
16 他也必拿上好的麦子给他们吃，又拿从磐石出的蜂蜜叫他们饱足。”
Psalm 81
Contemporary English Version
(By Asaph for the music leader.[a])
God Makes Us Strong
1 Be happy and shout to God
who makes us strong!
Shout praises to the God
of Jacob.
2 Sing as you play tambourines
and the lovely sounding
stringed instruments.
3 (A) Sound the trumpets and start
the New Moon Festival.[b]
We must also celebrate
when the moon is full.
4 This is the law in Israel,
and it was given to us
by the God of Jacob.
5 The descendants of Joseph
were told to obey it,
when God led them out
from the land of Egypt.
In a voice unknown to me,
I heard someone say:
6 “I lifted the burden
from your shoulder
and took the heavy basket
from your hands.
7 (B) When you were in trouble,
I rescued you,
and from the thunderclouds,
I answered your prayers.
Later I tested you
at Meribah Spring.[c]
8 “Listen, my people,
while I, the Lord,
correct you!
Israel, if you would only
pay attention to me!
9 (C) Don't worship foreign gods
or bow down to gods
you know nothing about.
10 I am the Lord your God.
I rescued you from Egypt.
Just ask, and I will give you
whatever you need.
11 “But, my people, Israel,
you refused to listen,
and you would have nothing
to do with me!
12 So I let you be stubborn
and keep on following
your own advice.
13 “My people, Israel,
if only you would listen
and do as I say!
14 I, the Lord, would quickly
defeat your enemies
with my mighty power.
15 Everyone who hates me
would come crawling,
and that would be the end
of them.
16 But I would feed you
with the finest bread
and with the best honey[d]
until you were full.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 81 leader: See the note at Psalm 8.
- 81.3 New Moon Festival: Celebrated on the first day of each new moon, which was the beginning of the month. But this may refer to either the New Year celebration or the Harvest Festival. “The moon is full” suggests a festival in the middle of the month.
- 81.7 Meribah Spring: When the people of Israel complained to Moses about the need for water, God commanded Moses to strike a rock with his walking stick, and water came out. The place was then named Massah (“test”) and Meribah (“complaining”).
- 81.16 the best honey: The Hebrew text has “honey from rocks,” referring to honey taken from beehives in holes or cracks in large rocks.
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