38 lines
1.4 KiB
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38 lines
1.4 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 81
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1 Sing for joy to God our strength;
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shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.
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2 Lift up a song—play the tambourine,
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the melodious lyre, and the harp.
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3 Blow the ram’s horn on the day of our feasts
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during the new moon
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and during the full moon.
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4 For this is a statute for Israel,
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an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
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5 He set it up as a decree for Joseph
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when he went throughout the land of Egypt.
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I heard an unfamiliar language:
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6 “I relieved his shoulder from the burden;
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his hands were freed from carrying the basket.
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7 You called out in distress, and I rescued you;
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I answered you from the thundercloud.
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I tested you at the Waters of Meribah. Selah
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8 Listen, my people, and I will admonish you.
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Israel, if you would only listen to me!
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9 There must not be a strange god among you;
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you must not bow down to a foreign god.
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10 I am the Lord your God,
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who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
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Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
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11 “But my people did not listen to my voice;
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Israel did not obey me.
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12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts
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to follow their own plans.
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13 If only my people would listen to me
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and Israel would follow my ways,
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14 I would quickly subdue their enemies
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and turn my hand against their foes.”
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15 Those who hate the Lord
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would cower to him;
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their doom would last forever.
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16 But he would feed Israel with the best wheat.
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“I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.” |