Psalm 81
For the director of music. According to gittith. A psalm of Asaph.
1Sing joyfully to God! He gives us strength.
Give a loud shout to the God of Jacob!
2Let the music begin. Play the tambourines.
Play sweet music on harps and lyres.
3Blow the ram’s horn on the day of the New Moon feast.
Blow it again when the moon is full and the Feast of Booths begins.
4This is an order given to Israel.
It is a law of the God of Jacob.
5He gave it as a covenant law for the people of Joseph.
It was given when God went out to punish Egypt.
There I heard a voice I didn’t recognize.
6The voice said, “I removed the load from your shoulders.
I set your hands free from carrying heavy baskets.
7You called out when you were in trouble, and I saved you.
I answered you out of a thundercloud.
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
8“My people, listen and I will warn you.
Israel, I wish you would listen to me!
9Don’t have anything to do with the gods of other nations.
Don’t bow down and worship any god other than me.
10I am the Lord your God.
I brought you up out of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.
11“But my people wouldn’t listen to me.
Israel wouldn’t obey me.
12So I let them go their own stubborn way.
I let them follow their own sinful plans.
13“I wish my people would listen to me!
I wish Israel would live as I want them to live!
14Then I would quickly bring their enemies under control.
I would use my power against their attackers.
15Those who hate me would bow down to me in fear.
They would be punished forever.
16But you would be fed with the finest wheat.
I would satisfy you with the sweetest honey.”
Sang ved en festival
1Til korlederen: Brug et strengeinstrument.81,1 Der bruges et ukendt hebraisk ord: Gittit. En sang af Asaf.
2Lovpris vor Gud, som giver os styrke,
bryd ud i jubel for Israels Gud.
3Syng til lyden af tamburiner,
til skønne toner fra harper og lyrer.
4Vædderhornet indvarsler højtiderne,
både nymånefest og løvhyttefest.
5Det er fester, som Gud har forordnet,
de er beskrevet i Israels love.
6Han gjorde det til en regel i Israel,
da han førte os ud af Egypten.
Jeg hørte en ukendt stemme sige til mig:81,6 Teksten uklar.
7„Jeg fjernede byrden fra din skulder,
jeg befriede dig fra det hårde slid.
8Du råbte til mig i din nød, og jeg frelste dig.
Jeg talte til dig fra tordenskyen.
Jeg prøvede din tro ved Meriba.
9Lyt til mig, mit folk, for jeg advarer jer.
Åh, Israel, ville I dog bare adlyde mig.
10I må aldrig tilbede nogen anden gud
eller bøje jer for et billede af en afgud,
11for det var mig, jeres Herre og Gud,
som førte jer ud af Egyptens land.
Bed til mig, når I har brug for min hjælp,
og I skal opleve, hvor god og gavmild jeg er.
12Men mit folk nægtede at adlyde mig,
Israel ville ikke have med mig at gøre.
13Så lod jeg dem gå deres egne veje,
og de gjorde ganske som de ville.
14Bare mit folk dog ville adlyde mig,
gid de ville følge mine befalinger.
15Så ville jeg hurtigt besejre deres fjender,
feje alle deres modstandere bort.
16Alle fjenderne ville krybe sammen af skræk,
det ville være slut med dem for altid.
17Men jer ville jeg give den bedste hvede
og mætte jer med honning fra klippen.”
