1 S ing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

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

2 R aise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

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

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

Blow 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.

For this is a statute for Israel, 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, I heard a language that I didn’t 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 removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were freed from the basket.

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

7 Y ou called in trouble, and I delivered you. I answered you in the secret place of thunder. I tested you at the waters of Meribah.” Selah.

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 “ Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, 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 T here shall be no strange god in you, neither shall you worship any foreign god.

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

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

11 B ut my people didn’t listen to my voice. Israel desired none of me.

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

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

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 O h that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!

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

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

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

15 T he haters of Yahweh would cringe before 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 he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat. I will satisfy you with honey out of the rock.”

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