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Psalms Chapter 81 (ACV)

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Psalms Chapter 81 (ACV)
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1 Sing aloud to God our strength. Make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

2 Raise a song, and bring here the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast-day.

4 For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

5 He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard a language that I knew not.

6 I removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were freed from the basket.

7 Thou called in trouble, and I delivered thee. I answered thee in the secret place of thunder. I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee, O Israel, if thou would hearken to me!

9 There shall no strange god be in thee, nor shall thou worship any foreign god.

10 I am Jehovah thy God who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

11 But my people hearkened not to my voice, and Israel would none of me.

12 So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, that they might walk in their own counsels.

13 O that my people would hearken to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!

14 I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their adversaries.

15 (The haters of Jehovah feign obedience to him, but their time is forever.)

16 He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat. And I would satisfy thee with honey out of the rock.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Psalm 81 about?
It opens as a call to sing and blow the trumpet at the feast (vv.1-3), then shifts to God speaking, recalling how he freed Israel from Egypt and tested them at the waters of Meribah (vv.5-7).
What does Psalm 81:10 promise?
"I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it" - God's invitation to Israel to trust him fully.
What happened because Israel would not listen, according to Psalm 81?
Verse 12 says God gave them up to their own hearts' lust, and they walked in their own counsels; the psalm ends imagining how he would have fed them with honey out of the rock had they obeyed (v.16).

Today's Verse

Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.

Psalms 104:25 | ASV

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