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Chapter 81
Psal GodsWord 81:1  Sing joyfully to God, our strength. Shout happily to the God of Jacob.
Psal GodsWord 81:2  Begin a psalm, and strike a tambourine. Play lyres and harps with their pleasant music.
Psal GodsWord 81:3  Blow the ram's horn on the day of the new moon, on the day of the full moon, on our festival days.
Psal GodsWord 81:4  This is a law for Israel, a legal decision from the God of Jacob.
Psal GodsWord 81:5  These are the instructions God set in place for Joseph when Joseph rose to power over Egypt. I heard a message I did not understand:
Psal GodsWord 81:6  "I removed the burden from his shoulder. His hands were freed from the basket.
Psal GodsWord 81:7  When you were in trouble, you called out to me, and I rescued you. I was hidden in thunder, but I answered you. I tested your loyalty at the oasis of Meribah. Selah
Psal GodsWord 81:8  Listen, my people, and I will warn you. Israel, if you would only listen to me!
Psal GodsWord 81:9  Never keep any strange god among you. Never worship a foreign god.
Psal GodsWord 81:10  I am the LORD your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Psal GodsWord 81:11  "But my people did not listen to me. Israel wanted nothing to do with me.
Psal GodsWord 81:12  So I let them go their own stubborn ways and follow their own advice.
Psal GodsWord 81:13  If only my people would listen to me! If only Israel would follow me!
Psal GodsWord 81:14  I would quickly defeat their enemies. I would turn my power against their foes.
Psal GodsWord 81:15  Those who hate the LORD would cringe in front of him, and their time for punishment would last forever.
Psal GodsWord 81:16  But I would feed Israel with the finest wheat and satisfy them with honey from a rock."