Geneva Bible (1599)Psalm 81

¶ ¹ To him that excelleth upon Gittith. A Psalme committed to Asaph. Sing ioyfully vnto God our strength: sing loude vnto the God of Iaakob.

² Take the song and bring forth the timbrel, the pleasant harpe with the viole.

³ Blowe the trumpet in the newe moone, euen in the time appointed, at our feast day.

⁴ For this is a statute for Israel, and a Law of the God of Iaakob.

⁵ Hee set this in Ioseph for a testimonie, when hee came out of the land of Egypt, where I heard a language, that I vnderstoode not.

⁶ I haue withdrawen his shoulder from the burden, and his handes haue left the pots.

⁷ Thou calledst in affliction and I deliuered thee, and answered thee in the secret of the thunder: I prooued thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

⁸ Heare, O my people, and I wil protest vnto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken vnto me,

⁹ Let there bee no strange god in thee, neither worship thou any strange god.

¹⁰ For I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide and I will fill it.

¹¹ But my people would not heare my voyce, and Israel would none of me.

¹² So I gaue them vp vnto the hardnesse of their heart, and they haue walked in their owne cousels.

¹³ Oh that my people had hearkened vnto me, and Israel had walked in my wayes.

¹⁴ I would soone haue humbled their enemies, and turned mine hand against their aduersaries.

¹⁵ The haters of the Lord should haue bene subiect vnto him, and their time should haue endured for euer.

¹⁶ And God would haue fedde them with the fatte of wheat, and with honie out of the rocke would I haue sufficed thee.