1 S ing aloud unto God our strength: Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

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

2 R aise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.

Take the song and play the timbrel, the harp of joy with the psaltery.

3 B low the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast-day.

Blow the shofar in the new moon in the time appointed on our solemn feast day.

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

For this is a statute of Israel and an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

5 H e 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.

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

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 working with clay.

7 T hou 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

Thou didst call 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 testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto 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 in thee; Neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.

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

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

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

11 B ut my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of me.

But my people did not hearken to my voice, and Israel did not love me.

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

So I gave them up unto the hardness of their heart, and they walked in their own counsels.

13 O h that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways!

Oh, if my people would hearken unto me and Israel would walk in my ways!

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

I would soon subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their adversaries.

15 T he haters of Jehovah should submit themselves unto him: But their time should endure for ever.

The haters of the LORD would have submitted themselves unto him, and their time would endure for ever.

16 H e would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.

And God would have fed them also the finest of the wheat, and with honey out of the rock I would have satisfied thee.