Psalm 81In Hebrew texts 81:1-16 is numbered 81:2-17.
For the director of music. According to gittith.Title: Probably a musical term Of Asaph.
1Sing for joy to God our strength;
shout aloud to the God of Jacob!
2Begin the music, strike the timbrel,
play the melodious harp and lyre.
3Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon,
and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;
4this is a decree for Israel,
an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
5When God went out against Egypt,
he established it as a statute for Joseph.
I heard an unknown voice say:
6“I removed the burden from their shoulders;
their hands were set free from the basket.
7In your distress you called and I rescued you,
I answered you out of a thundercloud;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.81:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
8Hear me, my people, and I will warn you—
if you would only listen to me, Israel!
9You shall have no foreign god among you;
you shall not worship any god other than me.
10I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up out of Egypt.
Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.
11“But my people would not listen to me;
Israel would not submit to me.
12So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own devices.
13“If my people would only listen to me,
if Israel would only follow my ways,
14how quickly I would subdue their enemies
and turn my hand against their foes!
15Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him,
and their punishment would last forever.
16But you would be fed with the finest of wheat;
with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
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.”
