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Passage Lookup: Psalms 81

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Psalms 81:1
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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)
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Psalms 81:2
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Begin the music, strike the timbrel,(b) play the melodious harp(c) and lyre.(d)
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Psalms 81:3
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Sound the ram's horn(e) at the New Moon,(f) and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;
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Psalms 81:4
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this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.(g)
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Psalms 81:5
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When God went out against Egypt,(h) he established it as a statute for Joseph. I heard an unknown voice say:(i)
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Psalms 81:6
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"I removed the burden(j) from their shoulders;(k) their hands were set free from the basket.
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Psalms 81:7
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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)
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Psalms 81:8
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Hear me, my people,(o) and I will warn you— if you would only listen to me, Israel!
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Psalms 81:9
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You shall have no foreign god(p) among you; you shall not worship any god other than me.
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Psalms 81:10
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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.
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Psalms 81:11
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"But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me.(t)
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Psalms 81:12
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So I gave them over(u) to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
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Psalms 81:13
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"If my people would only listen to me,(v) if Israel would only follow my ways,
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Psalms 81:14
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how quickly I would subdue(w) their enemies and turn my hand against(x) their foes!
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Psalms 81:15
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Those who hate the Lord would cringe(y) before him, and their punishment would last forever.
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Psalms 81:16
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But you would be fed with the finest of wheat;(z) with honey from the rock I would satisfy you."
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