81:1

לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־הַגִּתִּית לְאָסָף׃

For the Leader; upon the Gittith. [A Psalm] of Asaph.

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81:2

הַרְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִים עוּזֵּנוּ הָרִיעוּ לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב׃

Sing aloud unto God our strength; shout unto the God of Jacob.

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81:3

שְׂאוּ־זִמְרָה וּתְנוּ־תֹף כִּנּוֹר נָעִים עִם־נָבֶל׃

Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery.

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81:4

תִּקְעוּ בַחֹדֶשׁ שׁוֹפָר בַּכֵּסֶה לְיוֹם חַגֵּנוּ׃

Blow the horn at the new moon, at the full moon for our feast-day.

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81:5

כִּי חֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא מִשְׁפָּט לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב׃

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

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81:6

עֵדוּת בִּיהוֹסֵף שָׂמוֹ בְּצֵאתוֹ עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם שְׂפַת לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי אֶשְׁמָע׃

He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, when He went forth against the land of Egypt. The speech of one that I knew not did I hear:

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81:7

הֲסִירוֹתִי מִסֵּבֶל שִׁכְמוֹ כַּפָּיו מִדּוּד תַּעֲבֹרְנָה׃

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

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81:8

בַּצָּרָה קָרָאתָ וָאֲחַלְּצֶךָּ אֶעֶנְךָ בְּסֵתֶר רַעַם אֶבְחָנְךָ עַל־מֵי מְרִיבָה סֶלָה׃

Thou didst call in trouble, and I rescued thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah

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81:9

שְׁמַע עַמִּי וְאָעִידָה בָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אִם־תִּשְׁמַע־לִי׃

Hear, O My people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto Me!

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81:10

לֹא־יִהְיֶה בְךָ אֵל זָר וְלֹא תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לְאֵל נֵכָר׃

There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.

81:11

אָנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הַמַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם הַרְחֶב־פִּיךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵהוּ׃

I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt; open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

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81:12

וְלֹא־שָׁמַע עַמִּי לְקוֹלִי וְיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־אָבָה לִי׃

But My people hearkened not to My voice; And Israel would none of Me.

81:13

וָאֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ בִּשְׁרִירוּת לִבָּם יֵלְכוּ בְּמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶם׃

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

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81:14

לוּ עַמִּי שֹׁמֵעַ לִי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּדְרָכַי יְהַלֵּכוּ׃

Oh that My people would hearken unto Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!

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81:15

כִּמְעַט אוֹיְבֵיהֶם אַכְנִיעַ וְעַל צָרֵיהֶם אָשִׁיב יָדִי׃

I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn My hand against their adversaries.

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81:16

מְשַׂנְאֵי יְהוָה יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לוֹ וִיהִי עִתָּם לְעוֹלָם׃

The haters of the LORD should dwindle away before Him; And their punishment should endure for ever.

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81:17

וַיַּאֲכִילֵהוּ מֵחֵלֶב חִטָּה וּמִצּוּר דְּבַשׁ אַשְׂבִּיעֶךָ׃

They should also be fed with the fat of wheat; and with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.'

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