1 S ing aloud to God our Strength! Shout for joy to the God of Jacob!

Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

2 R aise a song, sound the timbrel, the sweet lyre with the harp.

Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

3 B low the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

4 F or this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

5 T his He ordained in Joseph '> savior] for a testimony when He went out over the land of Egypt. The speech of One Whom I knew not did I hear,

This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

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

I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

7 Y ou called in distress and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah!

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 H ear, O My people, and I will admonish you—O Israel, if you would listen to Me!

Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;

9 T here shall no strange god be among you, neither shall you worship any alien god.

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

10 I am the Lord your God, Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

11 B ut My people would not hearken to My voice, and Israel would have none of Me.

But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

12 S o I gave them up to their own hearts’ lust and let them go after their own stubborn will, that they might follow their own counsels.

So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

13 O h, that My people would listen to Me, that Israel would walk in My ways!

Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!

14 S peedily then I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their adversaries.

I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

15 t hose who hated the Lord would have come cringing before Him, and their defeat would have lasted forever.

The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

16 w ould feed also with the finest of the wheat; and with honey out of the rock would I satisfy you.

He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.