Psalm 81 KJV ISV Parallel

◄ Psalm 81 ►

King James Bible

International Standard Version

1To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

1Sing joyfully to God, our strength. Raise a shout to the God of Jacob.

2Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

2Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant-sounding lyre along with the harp.

3Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

3Blow the ram's horn when there is a New Moon, when there is a full moon, on our festival day,

4For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

4because it is a statute in Israel, an ordinance by the God of Jacob,

5This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

5a decree that he prescribed for Joseph when he went throughout the land of Egypt, speaking a language I did not recognize.

6I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

6I removed the burden from your shoulder; your hands were freed of the burdensome basket.

7Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee 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

8Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;

8Listen, My people and I will warn you. Israel, if only you would obey me!

9There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.

9You must neither have a foreign god over you or worship a strange god.

10I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy 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 would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

11Yet my people didn't obey my voice; Israel didn't submit to me.

12So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

12So I allowed them to continue in their stubbornness, living by their own advice.

13Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!

13If only my people would obey me, if only Israel would walk in my ways!

14I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

14Then I would quickly subdue their enemies. I would turn against their foes.

15The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

15Those who hate the LORD will cringe before him; their punishment will be permanent.

16He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.

16But I will feed Israel with the finest wheat, satisfying you with honey from the rock.

King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com.