1 S ing for joy to God our strength; Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob.

2 R aise a song, strike the timbrel, The sweet sounding lyre with the harp.

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

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

5 H e established it for a testimony in Joseph When he went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard a language that I did not know:

6 “ I relieved his shoulder of the burden, His hands were freed from the basket.

7 “ You called in trouble and I rescued you; I answered you in the hiding place of thunder; I proved you at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

8 “ Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you; O Israel, if you would listen to Me!

9 “ Let there be no strange god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god.

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

11 “ But My people did not listen to My voice, And Israel did not obey Me.

12 “ So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their heart, To walk in their own devices.

13 “ Oh that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!

14 “ I would quickly subdue their enemies And turn My hand against their adversaries.

15 “ Those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him, And their time of punishment would be forever.

16 “ But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”