For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph.
Sing aloud unto God our strength:
Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
Raise a song, and {Or, strike the timbrel}bring hither the timbrel,
The pleasant harp with the psaltery.
Blow the trumpet at the new moon,
At the full moon, on our feast-day.
For it is a statute for Israel,
An ordinance of the God of Jacob.
He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony,
When he went out {Or, against}over the land of Egypt,
Where I heard {Or, the speech of one that &c.}a language that I knew not.
I removed his shoulder from the burden:
His hands were freed from the basket.
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
Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee:
O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!
There shall no strange god be in thee;
Neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.
I am Jehovah thy God,
Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt:
Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
But my people hearkened not to my voice;
And Israel would none of me.
So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart,
That they might walk in their own counsels.
Oh that my people would hearken unto me,
That Israel would walk in my ways!
I would soon subdue their enemies,
And turn my hand against their adversaries.
The haters of Jehovah should {Or, yield feigned obedience Hebrew: lie.}submit themselves unto him:
But their time should endure for ever.
He would feed them also with the {Hebrew: fat of wheat.}finest of the wheat;
And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.
Querverweise zu Psalm 81,2 Ps 81,2
With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery;With a solemn sound upon the harp.
Oh come, let us sing unto Jehovah;Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving;Let us make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
{Hebrew: Hallelujah.}Praise ye Jehovah.Sing unto Jehovah a new song,And his praise in the assembly of the saints.
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him:Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Let them praise his name in the dance:Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp.
And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the mount of Olives.
speaking {Or, to yourselves}one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;
Let the word of {Some ancient authorities read the Lord: others, God.}Christ dwell in you {Or, richly in all wisdom; teaching &c.}richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing {Or, yourselves}one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.
Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.