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Psalm 81
New International Version
Psalm 81
New International Version
Psalm 81[a]
For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] Of Asaph.
1 Sing for joy to God our strength;
shout aloud to the God of Jacob!(A)
2 Begin the music, strike the timbrel,(B)
play the melodious harp(C) and lyre.(D)
3 Sound the ram’s horn(E) at the New Moon,(F)
and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;
4 this is a decree for Israel,
an ordinance of the God of Jacob.(G)
5 When God went out against Egypt,(H)
he established it as a statute for Joseph.
I heard an unknown voice say:(I)
6 “I removed the burden(J) from their shoulders;(K)
their hands were set free from the basket.
7 In your distress you called(L) and I rescued you,
I answered(M) you out of a thundercloud;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.[c](N)
8 Hear me, my people,(O) and I will warn you—
if you would only listen to me, Israel!
9 You shall have no foreign god(P) among you;
you shall not worship any god other than me.
10 I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up out of Egypt.(Q)
Open(R) wide your mouth and I will fill(S) it.
11 “But my people would not listen to me;
Israel would not submit to me.(T)
12 So I gave them over(U) to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own devices.
13 “If my people would only listen to me,(V)
if Israel would only follow my ways,
14 how quickly I would subdue(W) their enemies
and turn my hand against(X) their foes!
15 Those who hate the Lord would cringe(Y) before him,
and their punishment would last forever.
16 But you would be fed with the finest of wheat;(Z)
with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 81:1 In Hebrew texts 81:1-16 is numbered 81:2-17.
- Psalm 81:1 Title: Probably a musical term
- Psalm 81:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
Psaltaren 81
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Psaltaren 81
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
En glädjesång till Israels Gud
1-2 Herren gör oss starka! Jubla högt inför honom. Låt oss höja glädjerop till Israels Gud.
3 Stäm upp lovsång och slå på trummor. Spela på lyror och harpor.
4 Blås i trumpeter! Kom till våra glada fester vid fullmåne och nymåne.
5 Gud har gett oss dessa högtidsdagar. De finns nerskrivna i Israels lagar.
6 Redan då, när han kämpade mot egyptierna, gav han dessa lagar till sitt folk.Då hör jag en okänd röst som säger:
7 Nu ska jag befria er från denna börda! Ni ska få lägga ner er tunga last!
8 Ni ropade på mig när ni var i nöd, och jag frälste er. Jag svarade er från Sinais berg, mitt gömställe i stormen. Jag prövade er tro vid Meriba, när ni klagade över att det inte fanns något vatten.
9 Lyssna till mig, mitt folk, och ta emot mina varningar! Israel, om du bara ville lyssna!
10 Ni ska aldrig tillbe någon avgud eller ha främmande gudar ibland er.
11 För det var jag, Herren, er Gud, som ledde er ut ur Egypten. Pröva mig bara! Öppna er mun och se om jag inte kommer att fylla den.
12 Men nej, mitt folk lyssnar inte på mig. Israel vill inte ha med mig att göra.
13 Därför låter jag dem gå sina egna dåraktiga vägar och leva som de själva vill.
14 Tänk om mitt folk bara ville lyssna på mig! Tänk om Israel ville följa mig och vandra på mina vägar!
15 Tänk hur snabbt jag då skulle besegra deras fiender! Jag skulle på en gång krossa deras ovänner!
16 Ja, alla som hatar Herren måste böja sig ner i fruktan, och deras straff ska vara utan ände.
17 Men er skulle han låta skörda det finaste vete, och han skulle låta er få njuta av vildhonung.
Psalm 81
King James Version
Psalm 81
King James Version
81 Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
4 For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
6 I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
9 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
10 I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
14 I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
15 The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
16 He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
Psalm 81
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 81
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 81
A Call to Obedience
For the choir director: on the Gittith. Of Asaph.(A)
1 Sing for joy to God our strength;
shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.(B)
2 Lift up a song—play the tambourine,
the melodious lyre, and the harp.(C)
3 Blow the horn on the day of our feasts[a][b]
during the new moon(D)
and during the full moon.
4 For this is a statute for Israel,
a judgment of the God of Jacob.(E)
5 He set it up as an ordinance for Joseph
when He went throughout[c] the land of Egypt.(F)
I heard an unfamiliar language:
6 “I relieved his shoulder from the burden;
his hands were freed from carrying the basket.(G)
7 You called out in distress, and I rescued you;
I answered you from the thundercloud.(H)
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.(I)
8 Listen, My people, and I will admonish you.
Israel, if you would only listen to Me!(J)
9 There must not be a strange god among you;
you must not bow down to a foreign god.(K)
10 I am Yahweh your God,
who brought you up from the land of Egypt.(L)
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.(M)
11 “But My people did not listen to Me;
Israel did not obey Me.(N)
12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own plans.(O)
13 If only My people would listen to Me
and Israel would follow My ways,(P)
14 I would quickly subdue their enemies
and turn My hand against their foes.”(Q)
15 Those who hate the Lord
would pretend submission to Him;(R)
their doom would last forever.(S)
16 But He would feed Israel[d] with the best wheat.
“I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.”(T)
Footnotes
- Psalm 81:3 Lit feast
- Psalm 81:3 Either Passover or Tabernacles
- Psalm 81:5 LXX, Syr, Jer read out of
- Psalm 81:16 Lit him
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