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81 I këndoni me gëzim Perëndisë, forcës sonë; lëshoni britma gëzimi për Perëndinë e Jakobit.

Lartoni një këngë dhe i bini dajres, harpës melodioze bashkë me lirën.

I bini borisë ditën e hënës së re, ditën e hënës së plotë, ditën e festës sonë.

Sepse ky është një statut për Izraelin, një ligj i Perëndisë të Jakobit.

Ai e caktoi si një dëshmi te Jozefi, kur doli kundër vendit të Egjiptit. Atëherë unë dëgjova një gjuhë që nuk e kuptoja;

"O Izrael, unë e hoqa barrën nga shpatullat e tua; duart e tua e kanë lënë shportën.

Kur ishe keq ti më klithe mua dhe unë të çlirova; t’u përgjigja i fshehur në bubullimë, të vura në provë në ujërat e Meribas. (Sela)

Dëgjo, o populli im, dhe unë do të qortoj. O Izrael, sikur ti të më dëgjoje!

Mos pastë në mesin tënd asnjë perëndi të huaj dhe mos adhuro asnjë perëndi të huaj.

10 Unë jam Zoti, Perëndia yt, që të nxori nga vendi i Egjiptit; hap gojën tënde dhe unë do të ta mbush.

11 Por populli im nuk e ka dëgjuar zërin tim dhe Izraeli nuk më është bindur.

12 Prandaj i braktisa në ashpërsinë e zemrës së tyre, me qëllim që të ecnin sipas bindjeve të tyre.

13 Ah, sikur populli im të më dëgjonte, sikur Izraeli të ecte në rrugët e mia!

14 Do të poshtëroja menjëherë armiqtë e tij dhe do ta ktheja dorën time kundër kundërshtarëve të tij.

15 Ata që urrejnë Zotin do t’i nënshtroheshin dhe fati i tyre do të caktohej përjetë.

16 Dhe unë do ta ushqeja (Izraelin) me grurin më të mirë dhe do ta ngopja me mjaltin që pikon nga shkëmbi".

Psalm 81[a]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] Of Asaph.

Sing for joy to God our strength;
    shout aloud to the God of Jacob!(A)
Begin the music, strike the timbrel,(B)
    play the melodious harp(C) and lyre.(D)

Sound the ram’s horn(E) at the New Moon,(F)
    and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;
this is a decree for Israel,
    an ordinance of the God of Jacob.(G)
When God went out against Egypt,(H)
    he established it as a statute for Joseph.

I heard an unknown voice say:(I)

“I removed the burden(J) from their shoulders;(K)
    their hands were set free from the basket.
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)
Hear me, my people,(O) and I will warn you—
    if you would only listen to me, Israel!
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

  1. Psalm 81:1 In Hebrew texts 81:1-16 is numbered 81:2-17.
  2. Psalm 81:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  3. Psalm 81:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Oh, That My People Would Listen to Me

To the choirmaster: according to (A)The Gittith.[a] Of (B)Asaph.

81 (C)Sing aloud to God our strength;
    (D)shout for joy to the God of Jacob!
Raise a song; sound (E)the tambourine,
    (F)the sweet lyre with (G)the harp.
Blow the trumpet at (H)the new moon,
    at the full moon, on our feast day.

For it is a statute for Israel,
    a rule[b] of the God of Jacob.
He made it (I)a decree in (J)Joseph
    when he (K)went out over[c] the land of Egypt.
(L)I hear a language (M)I had not known:
“I (N)relieved your[d] shoulder of (O)the burden;
    your hands were freed from the basket.
In distress you (P)called, and I delivered you;
    I (Q)answered you in the secret place of thunder;
    I (R)tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
(S)Hear, O my people, while I admonish you!
    O Israel, if you would but listen to me!
There shall be no (T)strange god among you;
    you shall not bow down to a (U)foreign god.
10 (V)I am the Lord your God,
    who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
    (W)Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

11 “But my people did not listen to my voice;
    Israel (X)would not submit to me.
12 So I (Y)gave them over to their (Z)stubborn hearts,
    to follow their own (AA)counsels.
13 (AB)Oh, that my people would listen to me,
    that Israel would (AC)walk in my ways!
14 I would soon subdue their enemies
    and (AD)turn my hand against their foes.
15 Those who hate the Lord would (AE)cringe toward him,
    and their fate would last forever.
16 But he would feed you[e] with (AF)the finest of the wheat,
    and with (AG)honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 81:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  2. Psalm 81:4 Or just decree
  3. Psalm 81:5 Or against
  4. Psalm 81:6 Hebrew his; also next line
  5. Psalm 81:16 That is, Israel; Hebrew him