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Psalms 81

¹Shout for joy to God our defender; sing praise to the God of Jacob!

²Start the music and beat the tambourines; play pleasant music on the harps and the lyres.

³Blow the trumpet for the festival, when the moon is new and when the moon is full.

⁴This is the law in Israel, an order from the God of Jacob.

⁵He gave it to the people of Israel when he attacked the land of Egypt. I hear an unknown voice saying,

⁶"I took the burdens off your backs; I let you put down your loads of bricks.

⁷When you were in trouble, you called to me, and I saved you. From my hiding place in the storm, I answered you. I put you to the test at the springs of Meribah.

⁸Listen, my people, to my warning; Israel, how I wish you would listen to me!

⁹You must never worship another god.

¹⁰I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt. Open your mouth, and I will feed you.

¹¹"But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not obey me.

¹²So I let them go their stubborn ways and do whatever they wanted.

¹³How I wish my people would listen to me; how I wish they would obey me!

¹⁴I would quickly defeat their enemies and conquer all their foes.

¹⁵Those who hate me would bow in fear before me; their punishment would last forever.

¹⁶But I would feed you with the finest wheat and satisfy you with wild honey."