Ps 81

TTo the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. (MT 81:2; LXX 80:1; LXX 80:2; Rahlfs 80:1; Rahlfs 80:2) לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ עַֽל־הַגִּתִּ֬ית לְאָסָֽף׃ 2Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. (MT 81:3; LXX 80:3; Rahlfs 80:3) הַ֭רְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִ֣ים עוּזֵּ֑נוּ הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃ 3Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. (MT 81:4; LXX 80:4; Rahlfs 80:4) שְֽׂאוּ־זִ֭מְרָה וּתְנוּ־תֹ֑ף כִּנּ֖וֹר נָעִ֣ים עִם־נָֽבֶל׃ 4For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. (MT 81:5; LXX 80:5; Rahlfs 80:5) תִּקְע֣וּ בַחֹ֣דֶשׁ שׁוֹפָ֑ר בַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶה לְי֣וֹם חַגֵּֽנוּ׃ 5This 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. (MT 81:6; LXX 80:6; Rahlfs 80:6) כִּ֤י חֹ֣ק לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ה֑וּא מִ֝שְׁפָּ֗ט לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃ 6I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. (MT 81:7; LXX 80:7; Rahlfs 80:7) עֵ֤דוּת ׀ בִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ף שָׂמ֗וֹ בְּ֭צֵאתוֹ עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם שְׂפַ֖ת לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ 7Thou 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. (MT 81:8; LXX 80:8; Rahlfs 80:8) הֲסִיר֣וֹתִי מִסֵּ֣בֶל שִׁכְמ֑וֹ כַּ֝פָּ֗יו מִדּ֥וּד תַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה׃ 8Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; (MT 81:9; LXX 80:9; Rahlfs 80:9) בַּצָּרָ֥ה קָרָ֗אתָ וָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּ אֶ֭עֶנְךָ בְּסֵ֣תֶר רַ֑עַם אֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨ עַל־מֵ֖י מְרִיבָ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃ 9There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. (MT 81:10; LXX 80:10; Rahlfs 80:10) שְׁמַ֣ע עַ֭מִּי וְאָעִ֣ידָה בָּ֑ךְ יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל אִם־תִּֽשְׁמַֽע־לִֽי׃ 10I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. (MT 81:11; LXX 80:11; Rahlfs 80:11) לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה בְ֭ךָ אֵ֣ל זָ֑ר וְלֹ֥א תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה לְאֵ֣ל נֵכָֽר׃ 11But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. (MT 81:12; LXX 80:12; Rahlfs 80:12) אָנֹכִ֨י ׀ יְה֘וָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ הַֽ֭מַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם הַרְחֶב־פִּ֝֗יךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃ 12So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels. (MT 81:13; LXX 80:13; Rahlfs 80:13) וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣ע עַמִּ֣י לְקוֹלִ֑י וְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֹא־אָ֥בָה לִֽי׃ 13Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! (MT 81:14; LXX 80:14; Rahlfs 80:14) וָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת לִבָּ֑ם יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ בְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ 14I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. (MT 81:15; LXX 80:15; Rahlfs 80:15) ל֗וּ עַ֭מִּי שֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ לִ֑י יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל בִּדְרָכַ֥י יְהַלֵּֽכוּ׃ 15The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. (MT 81:16; LXX 80:16; Rahlfs 80:16) כִּ֭מְעַט אוֹיְבֵיהֶ֣ם אַכְנִ֑יעַ וְעַ֥ל צָ֝רֵיהֶ֗ם אָשִׁ֥יב יָדִֽי׃ 16He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. (MT 81:17; LXX 80:17; Rahlfs 80:17) מְשַׂנְאֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה יְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־ל֑וֹ וִיהִ֖י עִתָּ֣ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃