Old Testament · Poetry and wisdom

Psalms chapter 81

Sing out loud to God, our — shout with joy to the God of !Start the music — bring out the , the sweet-sounding , and the .Sound the at the , at the , on our !This is a for Israel, a from the God of Jacob.He established this as a in when he went out against the land of Egypt, where I heard a language I did not understand.“I lifted the from his shoulder; his hands were set free from the .”“In your distress you called out, and I you. I answered you from the ; I tested you at the waters of .”“Listen, my people, and I will you — Israel, if only you would hear me!There must be no among you; you must not bow down to any .I am your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. , and I will fill it.”“But my people did not to my voice; Israel .So I let them follow their own ; they walked according to .“If only my people would listen to me, if Israel would !I would quickly their enemies; I would their oppressors.Those who hate Yahweh would before him, and .I would feed you with the , and I would satisfy you with .”