1 GLT Sing aloud to God our strength; shout out for joy to the God of Jacob. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
2 GLT Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp. BSB BSB: Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
3 GLT Blow the trumpet on the day of the new moon, on the day of the full moon, when our feast day begins. BSB BSB: Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
4 GLT For it is a statute for Israel, a decree given by the God of Jacob. BSB BSB: For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
5 GLT He issued it as a regulation in Joseph when he went against the land of Egypt, where I heard a voice that I did not recognize: BSB BSB: He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
6 GLT “I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were freed from holding the basket. BSB BSB: “I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
7 GLT In your distress you called out, and I helped you; I answered you from a dark thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah BSB BSB: You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
8 GLT Listen, my people, for I will warn you, Israel, if you would only listen to me! BSB BSB: Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!
9 GLT There must be no foreign god among you; you must not worship any foreign god. BSB BSB: There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
10 GLT I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. BSB BSB: I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
11 GLT But my people did not listen to my words; Israel did not obey me. BSB BSB: But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
12 GLT So I gave them over to their own stubborn way so that they might do what seemed right to them. BSB BSB: So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
13 GLT Oh, that my people would listen to me; oh, that my people would walk in my paths. BSB BSB: If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
14 GLT Then I would quickly subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their oppressors. BSB BSB: how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
15 GLT May those who hate Yahweh cringe in fear before him! May they be humiliated forever. BSB BSB: Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
16 GLT I would feed Israel with the finest wheat; I would satisfy you with honey out of the rock.” BSB BSB: But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
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