| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 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! | 1Sing joyfully to God, our strength. Raise a shout to the God of Jacob. |
| 2Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument! | 2Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant-sounding lyre along with the harp. |
| 3Sound the ram's horn on the day of the new moon, and on the day of the full moon when our festival begins. | 3Blow the ram's horn when there is a New Moon, when there is a full moon, on our festival day, |
| 4For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel; it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob. | 4because it is a statute in Israel, an ordinance by the God of Jacob, |
| 5He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize. | 5a decree that he prescribed for Joseph when he went throughout the land of Egypt, speaking a language I did not recognize. |
| 6It said: "I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were released from holding the basket. | 6I removed the burden from your shoulder; your hands were freed of the burdensome basket. |
| 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) | 7In a time of need you called out and I delivered you; I answered you from the dark thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Interlude |
| 8I said, 'Listen, my people! I will warn you! O Israel, if only you would obey me! | 8Listen, My people and I will warn you. Israel, if only you would obey me! |
| 9There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god. | 9You must neither have a foreign god over you or worship a strange god. |
| 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!' | 10I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, open your mouth that I may fill it. |
| 11But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me. | 11Yet my people didn't obey my voice; Israel didn't submit to me. |
| 12I gave them over to their stubborn desires; they did what seemed right to them. | 12So I allowed them to continue in their stubbornness, living by their own advice. |
| 13If only my people would obey me! If only Israel would keep my commands! | 13If only my people would obey me, if only Israel would walk in my ways! |
| 14Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and attack their adversaries." | 14Then I would quickly subdue their enemies. I would turn against their foes. |
| 15(May those who hate the LORD cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!) | 15Those who hate the LORD will cringe before him; their punishment will be permanent. |
| 16"I would feed Israel the best wheat, and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs." | 16But I will feed Israel with the finest wheat, satisfying you with honey from the rock. |
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