| New American Standard Bible 1995 | NET Bible |
| 1For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob. | 1For the music director; according to the gittith style; by Asaph. Shout for joy to God, our source of strength! Shout out to the God of Jacob! |
| 2Raise a song, strike the timbrel, The sweet sounding lyre with the harp. | 2Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument! |
| 3Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast day. | 3Sound the ram's horn on the day of the new moon, and on the day of the full moon when our festival begins. |
| 4For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob. | 4For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel; it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob. |
| 5He established it for a testimony in Joseph When he went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard a language that I did not know: | 5He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize. |
| 6"I relieved his shoulder of the burden, His hands were freed from the basket. | 6It said: "I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were released from holding the basket. |
| 7"You called in trouble and I rescued you; I answered you in the hiding place of thunder; I proved you at the waters of Meribah. Selah. | 7In your distress you called out and I rescued you. I answered you from a dark thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. (Selah) |
| 8"Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you; O Israel, if you would listen to Me! | 8I said, 'Listen, my people! I will warn you! O Israel, if only you would obey me! |
| 9"Let there be no strange god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god. | 9There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god. |
| 10"I, the LORD, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide and I will fill it. | 10I am the LORD, your God, the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it!' |
| 11"But My people did not listen to My voice, And Israel did not obey Me. | 11But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me. |
| 12"So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their heart, To walk in their own devices. | 12I gave them over to their stubborn desires; they did what seemed right to them. |
| 13"Oh that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways! | 13If only my people would obey me! If only Israel would keep my commands! |
| 14"I would quickly subdue their enemies And turn My hand against their adversaries. | 14Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and attack their adversaries." |
| 15"Those who hate the LORD would pretend obedience to Him, And their time of punishment would be forever. | 15(May those who hate the LORD cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!) |
| 16"But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you." | 16"I would feed Israel the best wheat, and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs." |
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