| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard 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 choir director: on the Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; shout in triumph to the God of Jacob. |
| 2Raise a song, strike the timbrel, The sweet sounding lyre with the harp. | 2Lift up a song--play the tambourine, the melodious lyre, and the harp. |
| 3Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast day. | 3Blow the horn on the day of our feasts during the new moon and during the full moon. |
| 4For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob. | 4For this is a statute for Israel, a judgment of 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 set it up as an ordinance for Joseph when He went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard an unfamiliar language:" |
| 6"I relieved his shoulder of the burden, His hands were freed from the basket. | 6I relieved his shoulder from the burden; his hands were freed from carrying 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. | 7You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the 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! | 8Listen, My people, and I will admonish you. Israel, if you would only listen to Me! |
| 9"Let there be no strange god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god. | 9There must not be a strange god among you; you must not bow down to 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 Yahweh your God, who brought you up from 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 listen to Me; Israel did not obey Me. |
| 12"So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their heart, To walk in their own devices. | 12So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own plans. |
| 13"Oh that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways! | 13If only My people would listen to Me and Israel would follow My ways, |
| 14"I would quickly subdue their enemies And turn My hand against their adversaries. | 14I would quickly subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes." |
| 15"Those who hate the LORD would pretend obedience to Him, And their time of punishment would be forever. | 15Those who hate the LORD would pretend submission to Him; their doom would last forever. |
| 16"But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you." | 16But He would feed Israel with the best wheat." I would satisfy you with honey from the rock." |
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