“Sing aloud unto God our strength, make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.”
Psalms 81
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CC
Carter Conlon15
DK
Denny Kenaston9
AK
Art Katz8
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Robert Vradenburgh3
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1Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
“Sing aloud unto God our strength. Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.”
2Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
“Take a psalm and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.”
“Take a psalm. Bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.”
3Sound the ram's horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
“Blow up the trumpet in the new moon in the time appointed on our solemn feast day.”
“Blow up the trumpet in the new moon and in the time appointed on our solemn feast day.”
4For 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.”
“For this was a statute for Israel and a law of the God of Jacob.”
5He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
“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.”
“This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony when he went out throughout the land of Egypt where I heard a language that I understood not.”
6"I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
“I removed his shoulder from the burden, his hands were delivered from the pots.”
“I removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were delivered from the pots.”
“I relieved your shoulder of the burden. Your hands were freed from the basket.”
“I removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were delivered from the pot.”
7You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
“Thou callest 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 callest in trouble and I delivered thee, I answered thee in the secret place of thunder, I proved thee at the waters of Meribah.”
“Thou called us in trouble and I delivered thee. I answered thee in the secret place of thunder. I proved thee at the waters of Meribah.”
“In distress you called, and I rescued you. I answered you in the secret place of thunder. I tested you at the waters of Meribah,”
8Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!
“Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee. O Israel, if thou will hearken unto me.”
“Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee, O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me.”
“Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee. O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me,”
“hear, O my people, while I admonish you, O Israel, if you would only but listen to me.”
9There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
“There shall no strange God be in thee, neither shalt thou worship any strange God.”
“There shall no strange God be in thee. Neither shalt thou worship any strange God.”
“There shall no strange God be in thee neither shalt thou worship any strange God.”
“there shall be no strange God among you. You shall not bow down to a foreign God.”
10I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, 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.”
“I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt. Open thy 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”
“I am the Lord thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egypt. Open thy 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.”
11But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
“But my people would not hearken to my voice, and Israel would none of me.”
“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 none of me.”
“but my people would not heed my voice and Israel would have none of me.”
“But my people did not listen to my voice. Israel would not submit to me.”
“But my people would not hearken to my voice and Israel would have none of me.”
12So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
“So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their heart to walk in their own devices.”
“So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lusts, and they walked in their own counsels.”
“so I Gave them up Unto their own hearts lust and they walked in their own Councils.”
“so I gave them up Unto their own hearts lust and they walked in their own Councils,”
“So I gave them up unto their own heart's lust. And they walked in their own councils.”
“So I gave them up unto their own lusts and they walked in their own counsels.”
13If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
“Oh, that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways.”
“Oh, that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways.”
“Oh, 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.”
“Oh. That my people had hearkened unto me and Israel had walked in my ways”
“Oh that my people would listen to me that Israel would walk in my ways.”
14how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
“I should soon have subdued their enemies and turned my hand against their adversaries.”
“I should soon have subdued their enemies and turned my hand against their adversaries.”
“I should soon have subdued their enemies and turned my hand against their adversaries.”
“I would quickly subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their adversaries.”
“I would soon subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their adversaries.”
“I would quickly subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their”
15Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
“Those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him, and their time of punishment would be forever.”
16But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would 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.”
“He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat and with honey out of the rock, should I have satisfied thee.”
“He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat and with honey out of the rock. Should I have satisfied thee”
“He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat and with honey from the rock. I would have satisfied 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?”
“I would feed you with the finest of the wheat and with honey from the rock. I would satisfy you.”