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Psalm 81
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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!
2 Raise a song; sound (E)the tambourine,
    (F)the sweet lyre with (G)the harp.
3 Blow the trumpet at (H)the new moon,
    at the full moon, on our feast day.

4 For it is a statute for Israel,
    a rule[b] of the God of Jacob.
5 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:
6 “I (N)relieved your[d] shoulder of (O)the burden;
    your hands were freed from the basket.
7 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
8 (S)Hear, O my people, while I admonish you!
    O Israel, if you would but listen to me!
9 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
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Psalm 81
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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

  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.
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Psalm 88
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I Cry Out Day and Night Before You

A Song. A Psalm of (A)the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to (B)Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil[a] of (C)Heman the Ezrahite.

88 O Lord, (D)God of my salvation,
    I (E)cry out day and night before you.
2 Let my prayer come before you;
    (F)incline your ear to my cry!

3 For my soul is full of troubles,
    and (G)my life draws near to (H)Sheol.
4 I am counted among those who (I)go down to the pit;
    I am a man who has no strength,
5 like one set loose among the dead,
    like the slain that lie in the grave,
like those whom (J)you remember no more,
    for they are (K)cut off from your hand.
6 You have put me in (L)the depths of the pit,
    in the (M)regions dark and (N)deep.
7 Your wrath (O)lies heavy upon me,
    and you overwhelm me with (P)all your waves. Selah

8 You have caused (Q)my companions to shun me;
    you have made me (R)a horror[b] to them.
I am (S)shut in so that I cannot escape;
9     (T)my eye grows dim through sorrow.
Every day I call upon you, O Lord;
    I (U)spread out my hands to you.
10 Do you work wonders for the dead?
    (V)Do the departed rise up to praise you? Selah
11 Is your steadfast love declared in the grave,
    or your faithfulness in Abaddon?
12 Are your (W)wonders known in (X)the darkness,
    or your righteousness in the land of (Y)forgetfulness?

13 But I, O Lord, cry (Z)to you;
    (AA)in the morning my prayer comes before you.
14 O Lord, why (AB)do you cast my soul away?
    Why (AC)do you hide your face from me?
15 Afflicted and close to death from my youth up,
    I suffer your terrors; I am helpless.[c]
16 Your wrath has swept over me;
    your (AD)dreadful assaults destroy me.
17 They (AE)surround me like a flood (AF)all day long;
    they (AG)close in on me together.
18 You have caused (AH)my beloved and my friend to shun me;
    my companions have become darkness.[d]

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 88:1 Probably musical or liturgical terms
  2. Psalm 88:8 Or an abomination
  3. Psalm 88:15 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
  4. Psalm 88:18 Or darkness has become my only companion
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Psalm 88
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Psalm 88[a]

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth.[b] A maskil[c] of Heman the Ezrahite.

1 Lord, you are the God who saves me;(A)
    day and night I cry out(B) to you.
2 May my prayer come before you;
    turn your ear to my cry.

3 I am overwhelmed with troubles(C)
    and my life draws near to death.(D)
4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit;(E)
    I am like one without strength.(F)
5 I am set apart with the dead,
    like the slain who lie in the grave,
whom you remember no more,
    who are cut off(G) from your care.

6 You have put me in the lowest pit,
    in the darkest depths.(H)
7 Your wrath(I) lies heavily on me;
    you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.[d](J)
8 You have taken from me my closest friends(K)
    and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined(L) and cannot escape;(M)
9     my eyes(N) are dim with grief.

I call(O) to you, Lord, every day;
    I spread out my hands(P) to you.
10 Do you show your wonders to the dead?
    Do their spirits rise up and praise you?(Q)
11 Is your love declared in the grave,
    your faithfulness(R) in Destruction[e]?
12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
    or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

13 But I cry to you for help,(S) Lord;
    in the morning(T) my prayer comes before you.(U)
14 Why, Lord, do you reject(V) me
    and hide your face(W) from me?

15 From my youth(X) I have suffered(Y) and been close to death;
    I have borne your terrors(Z) and am in despair.(AA)
16 Your wrath(AB) has swept over me;
    your terrors(AC) have destroyed me.
17 All day long they surround me like a flood;(AD)
    they have completely engulfed me.
18 You have taken from me friend(AE) and neighbor—
    darkness is my closest friend.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 88:1 In Hebrew texts 88:1-18 is numbered 88:2-19.
  2. Psalm 88:1 Title: Possibly a tune, “The Suffering of Affliction”
  3. Psalm 88:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  4. Psalm 88:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.
  5. Psalm 88:11 Hebrew Abaddon
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Psalm 92-93
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How Great Are Your Works

A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.

92 (A)It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
    to sing praises to your name, (B)O Most High;
2 to declare your (C)steadfast love in (D)the morning,
    and your (E)faithfulness by (F)night,
3 to the music of (G)the lute and (H)the harp,
    to the melody of (I)the lyre.
4 For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your (J)work;
    at (K)the works of your hands I sing for joy.

5 How (L)great are your works, O Lord!
    Your (M)thoughts are very (N)deep!
6 The stupid man cannot know;
    the fool cannot understand this:
7 that though (O)the wicked sprout like grass
    and all (P)evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction forever;
8     but you, O Lord, are (Q)on high forever.
9 For behold, your enemies, O Lord,
    for behold, your enemies shall perish;
    all evildoers shall be (R)scattered.

10 But you have exalted my (S)horn like that of (T)the wild ox;
    you have (U)poured over me[a] fresh oil.
11 My (V)eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies;
    my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

12 (W)The righteous flourish like the palm tree
    and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 They are planted in the house of the Lord;
    they flourish in (X)the courts of our God.
14 They still bear fruit in old age;
    they are ever full of sap and green,
15 (Y)to declare that the Lord is upright;
    he is my (Z)rock, and there is (AA)no unrighteousness in him.

The Lord Reigns

93 (AB)The Lord reigns; he is (AC)robed in majesty;
    the Lord is (AD)robed; he has (AE)put on strength as his belt.
(AF)Yes, the world is established; (AG)it shall never be moved.
2 (AH)Your throne is established from of old;
    (AI)you are from everlasting.

3 (AJ)The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
    the floods have lifted up their voice;
    the floods lift up their roaring.
4 Mightier than the thunders of many waters,
    mightier than the waves of the sea,
    (AK)the Lord (AL)on high is mighty!

5 Your (AM)decrees are very trustworthy;
    (AN)holiness befits your house,
    O Lord, forevermore.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 92:10 Compare Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
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Psalm 92-93
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Psalm 92[a]

A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.

1 It is good to praise the Lord
    and make music(A) to your name,(B) O Most High,(C)
2 proclaiming your love in the morning(D)
    and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre(E)
    and the melody of the harp.(F)

4 For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
    I sing for joy(G) at what your hands have done.(H)
5 How great are your works,(I) Lord,
    how profound your thoughts!(J)
6 Senseless people(K) do not know,
    fools do not understand,
7 that though the wicked spring up like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.(L)

8 But you, Lord, are forever exalted.

9 For surely your enemies(M), Lord,
    surely your enemies will perish;
    all evildoers will be scattered.(N)
10 You have exalted my horn[b](O) like that of a wild ox;(P)
    fine oils(Q) have been poured on me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
    my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.(R)

12 The righteous will flourish(S) like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;(T)
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.(U)
14 They will still bear fruit(V) in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.(W)”

Psalm 93

1 The Lord reigns,(X) he is robed in majesty;(Y)
    the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;(Z)
    indeed, the world is established,(AA) firm and secure.(AB)
2 Your throne was established(AC) long ago;
    you are from all eternity.(AD)

3 The seas(AE) have lifted up, Lord,
    the seas have lifted up their voice;(AF)
    the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.(AG)
4 Mightier than the thunder(AH) of the great waters,
    mightier than the breakers(AI) of the sea—
    the Lord on high is mighty.(AJ)

5 Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;
    holiness(AK) adorns your house(AL)
    for endless days.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 92:1 In Hebrew texts 92:1-15 is numbered 92:2-16.
  2. Psalm 92:10 Horn here symbolizes strength.
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