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Psalm 81 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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PSALM 81
An Appeal for Israel’s Repentance
To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath.[fn] A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Sing aloud to God our strength;
​​Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob.
2 ​​Raise a song and strike the timbrel,
​​The pleasant harp with the lute.
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3 ​​Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon,
​​At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.
4 ​​For this is a statute for Israel,
​​A law of the God of Jacob.
5 ​​This He established in Joseph as a testimony,
​​When He went throughout the land of Egypt,
​​Where I heard a language I did not understand.
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6 ​​“I removed his shoulder from the burden;
​​His hands were freed from the baskets.
7 ​​You called in trouble, and I delivered you;
​​I answered you in the secret place of thunder;
​​I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
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8 ​​“Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you!
​​O Israel, if you will listen to Me!
9 ​​There shall be no foreign god among you;
​​Nor shall you worship any foreign god.
10 ​​I am the LORD your God,
​​Who brought you out of the land of Egypt;
​​Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
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11 ​​“But My people would not heed My voice,
​​And Israel would have none of Me.
12 ​​So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart,
​​To walk in their own counsels.
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13 ​​“Oh, that My people would listen 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 the LORD would pretend submission to Him,
​​But their fate would endure forever.
16 ​​He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat;
​​And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you.”
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