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God’s Goodness and Israel’s Waywardness.
For the choir director; AOr according toon the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph.
Shout CPs 66:1; 95:2; 98:4joyfully to the DPs 84:8God of Jacob.
2 Raise a song, strike AEx 15:20; Ps 149:3the timbrel,
The sweet sounding BPs 92:3; 98:5; 147:7lyre with the CPs 108:2; 144:9harp.
3 Blow the trumpet at the ANum 10:10new moon,
At the full moon, on our BLev 23:24feast day.
4 For it is a statute for Israel,
An ordinance of the God of Jacob.
5 He established it for a testimony in Joseph
When he 1Lit went out overAEx 11:4went throughout the land of Egypt.
I heard a BDeut 28:49; Ps 114:1; Jer 5:15language that I did not know:
His hands were freed from the 2Or brick loadbasket.
7 “You AEx 2:23; 14:10; Ps 50:15called in trouble and I rescued you;
I BEx 19:19; 20:18answered you in the hiding place of thunder;
I proved you at the CEx 17:6, 7; Num 20:13; Ps 95:8waters of Meribah. 1Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interludeSelah.
O Israel, if you BPs 95:7would listen to Me!
9 “Let there be no AEx 20:3; Deut 5:7; 32:12; Ps 44:20; Is 43:12strange god among you;
Nor shall you worship any foreign god.
10 “AEx 20:2; Deut 5:6I, the Loʀᴅ, am your God,
Who brought you up from the land of Egypt;
BJob 29:23Open your mouth wide and I will CPs 37:4; 78:25; 107:9fill it.
11 “But My people ADeut 32:15; Ps 106:25did not listen to My voice,
And Israel did not 1Lit yield toobey Me.
12 “So I AJob 8:4; Acts 7:42; Rom 1:24, 26gave 1Lit himthem over to the stubbornness of their heart,
To walk in their own devices.
13 “Oh that My people ADeut 5:29; Ps 81:8; Is 48:18would listen to Me,
That Israel would BPs 128:1; Is 42:24; Jer 7:23walk in My ways!
14 “I would quickly APs 18:47; 47:3subdue their enemies
And BAmos 1:8turn My hand against their adversaries.
And their time of punishment would be forever.
16 “1Lit He would feed himBut I would feed you with the 2Lit fatADeut 32:14; Ps 147:14finest of the wheat,
And with BDeut 32:13honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
A^ Or according to
181:5 Lit went out over
B81:5 Deut 28:49; Ps 114:1; Jer 5:15
181:6 Lit removed his shoulder from
281:6 Or brick load
A81:7 Ex 2:23; 14:10; Ps 50:15
C81:7 Ex 17:6, 7; Num 20:13; Ps 95:8
181:7 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
181:8 Or bear witness against
A81:9 Ex 20:3; Deut 5:7; 32:12; Ps 44:20; Is 43:12
181:11 Lit yield to
A81:12 Job 8:4; Acts 7:42; Rom 1:24, 26
181:12 Lit him
A81:13 Deut 5:29; Ps 81:8; Is 48:18
B81:13 Ps 128:1; Is 42:24; Jer 7:23
181:16 Lit He would feed him
281:16 Lit fat