^{1 Ref} Sing aloud unto God our strength: Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

^{2 Ref} Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.

^{3 Ref} Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast-day.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

^{5 Ref} He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, `Where' I heard a language that I knew not.

^{6 Ref} I removed his shoulder from the burden: His hands were freed from the basket.

^{7 Ref} Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah

^{8 Ref} Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!

^{9 Ref} There shall no strange god be in thee; Neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.

^{10 Ref} I am Jehovah thy God, Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

^{11 Ref} But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of me.

^{12 Ref} So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, That they might walk in their own counsels.

^{13 Ref} Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways!

^{14 Ref} I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their adversaries.

^{15 Ref} The haters of Jehovah should submit themselves unto him: But their time should endure for ever.

^{16 Ref} He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee. Psalm 82 A Psalm of Asaph.

^{1 Ref} To the Overseer. -- `On the Gittith.' By Asaph. Cry aloud to God our strength, Shout to the God of Jacob.

^{2 Ref} Lift up a song, and give out a timbrel, A pleasant harp with psaltery.

^{3 Ref} Blow in the month a trumpet, In the new moon, at the day of our festival,

⁴ For a statute to Israel it `is', An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

^{5 Ref} A testimony on Joseph He hath placed it, In his going forth over the land of Egypt. A lip, I have not known -- I hear.

^{6 Ref} From the burden his shoulder I turned aside, His hands from the basket pass over.

^{7 Ref} In distress thou hast called and I deliver thee, I answer thee in the secret place of thunder, I try thee by the waters of Meribah. Selah.

^{8 Ref} Hear, O My people, and I testify to thee, O Israel, if thou dost hearken to me:

^{9 Ref} There is not in thee a strange god, And thou bowest not thyself to a strange god.

^{10 Ref} I `am' Jehovah thy God, Who bringeth thee up out of the land of Egypt. Enlarge thy mouth, and I fill it.

^{11 Ref} But, My people hearkened not to My voice, And Israel hath not consented to Me.

^{12 Ref} And I send them away in the enmity of their heart, They walk in their own counsels.

^{13 Ref} O that My people were hearkening to Me, Israel in My ways would walk.

^{14 Ref} As a little thing their enemies I cause to bow, And against their adversaries I turn back My hand,

^{15 Ref} Those hating Jehovah feign obedience to Him, But their time is -- to the age.

^{16 Ref} He causeth him to eat of the fat of wheat, And `with' honey from a rock I satisfy thee!

^{1 Ref} > Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

^{2 Ref} Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, The pleasant lyre with the harp.

^{3 Ref} Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, At the full moon, on our feast day.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

^{5 Ref} He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn't know.

^{6 Ref} "I removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were freed from the basket.

^{7 Ref} 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.

^{8 Ref} "Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, Israel, if you would listen to me!

^{9 Ref} There shall be no strange god in you, Neither shall you worship any foreign god.

^{10 Ref} I am Yahweh, your God, Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

^{11 Ref} But my people didn't listen to my voice. Israel desired none of me.

^{12 Ref} So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, That they might walk in their own counsels.

^{13 Ref} Oh that my people would listen to me, That Israel would walk in my ways!

^{14 Ref} I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their adversaries.

^{15 Ref} The haters of Yahweh would cringe before him, And their punishment would last forever.

^{16 Ref} But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat. I will satisfy you with honey out of the rock."