1 S ing for joy to God our strength! Call out for joy to the God of Jacob!

Sing aloud to God our Strength! Shout for joy to the God of Jacob!

2 S ing a song, beat the timbrel. Play the sweet-sounding harps.

Raise a song, sound the timbrel, the sweet lyre with the harp.

3 B low the horn at the new moon, at the full moon on the day of our special supper.

Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

4 F or this is a Law for Israel, a Law of the God of Jacob.

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

5 H e made it a Law for Joseph, when he went through the land of Egypt. I heard a language that I did not know:

This 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,

6 “ I took the load off his shoulders. His hands were set free from the basket.

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

7 Y ou called in your trouble, and I took you out of it. I answered you in the hiding place of thunder. I tested you at the waters of Meribah.

You 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!

8 H ear, O My people, and I will tell you what to do. O Israel, if you would listen to Me!

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

9 L et there be no strange god among you. Do not worship any false god.

There shall no strange god be among you, neither shall you worship any alien god.

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

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.

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

But My people would not hearken to My voice, and Israel would have none of Me.

12 S o I let them follow the desires of their sinful hearts. They followed their own plans.

So 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.

13 I f only My people would listen to Me! If only Israel would follow My ways!

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

14 I would hurry to crush those who fight against them. I would turn My hand against those who hate them.

Speedily then I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their adversaries.

15 T hose who hate the Lord would pretend to obey Him. And their punishment would last forever.

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

16 B ut I would feed you with the best of grain. And I would fill you with honey from the rock.”

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