| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. [i]A Psalm[/i] of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength; Make a joyful shout 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 and strike the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the lute. | 2Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument! |
| 3Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn 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 this is a statute for Israel, A law of the God of Jacob. | 4For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel; it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob. |
| 5This He established in Joseph as a testimony, When He went throughout the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language I did not understand. | 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 removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the baskets. | 6It said: "I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were released from holding the basket. |
| 7You called in trouble, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested 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 will listen to Me! | 8I said, 'Listen, my people! I will warn you! O Israel, if only you would obey me! |
| 9There shall be no foreign 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. |
| 10I am the LORD your God, Who brought you out of 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 would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me. | 11But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me. |
| 12So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels. | 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! |
| 14I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn My hand against their adversaries. | 14Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and attack their adversaries." |
| 15The haters of the LORD would pretend submission to Him, But their fate would endure forever. | 15(May those who hate the LORD cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!) |
| 16He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you.” | 16"I would feed Israel the best wheat, and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs." |
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