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Psalm 81 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Psa 81:1

Psa 81:1<To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith. Of Asaph.> Make a song to God our strength: make a glad cry to the God of Jacob.

Psa 81:2

Psa 81:2Take up the melody, playing on an instrument of music, even on corded instruments.

Psa 81:3

Psa 81:3Let the horn be sounded in the time of the new moon, at the full moon, on our holy feast-day:

Psa 81:4

Psa 81:4For this is a rule for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

Psa 81:5

Psa 81:5He gave it to Joseph as a witness, when he went out over the land of Egypt; then the words of a strange tongue were sounding in my ears.

Psa 81:6

Psa 81:6I took the weight from his back; his hands were made free from the baskets.

Psa 81:7

Psa 81:7You gave a cry in your trouble, and I made you free; I gave you an answer in the secret place of the thunder; I put you to the test at the waters of Meribah. (Selah.)

Psa 81:8

Psa 81:8Give ear, O my people, and I will give you my word, O Israel, if you will only do as I say!

Psa 81:9

Psa 81:9There is to be no strange god among you; you are not to give worship to any other god.

Psa 81:10

Psa 81:10I am the Lord your God, who took you up from the land of Egypt: let your mouth be open wide, so that I may give you food.

Psa 81:11

Psa 81:11But my people did not give ear to my voice; Israel would have nothing to do with me.

Psa 81:12

Psa 81:12So I gave them up to the desires of their hearts; that they might go after their evil purposes.

Psa 81:13

Psa 81:13If only my people would give ear to me, walking in my ways!

Psa 81:14

Psa 81:14I would quickly overcome their haters: my hand would be turned against those who make war on them.

Psa 81:15

Psa 81:15The haters of the Lord would be broken, and their destruction would be eternal.

Psa 81:16

Psa 81:16I would give them the best grain for food; you would be full of honey from the rock.
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