Chapter 81

1 Sing ^R2555 for joy to God our strength; ^R2556 Shout joyfully ^R2557 to the God ^R2558 of Jacob. 2 Raise a song, strike the ^R2559 timbrel, The sweet sounding lyre ^R2560 with the harp. ^R2561 3 Blow the trumpet at the new ^R2562 moon, At the full moon, on our feast ^R2563 day. 4 For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob. 5 He established it for a testimony in Joseph When he went ^{R2564 F883} throughout the land of Egypt. I heard a language ^R2565 that I did not know: 6 "I relieved ^{R2566 F884} his shoulder of the burden, His hands were freed from the basket. ^F885 7 "You called ^R2567 in trouble and I rescued you; I answered ^R2568 you in the hiding place of thunder; I proved you at the waters ^R2569 of Meribah. Selah. ^F886

8 "Hear, ^R2570 O My people, and I will admonish ^F887 you; O Israel, if you would ^R2571 listen to Me! 9 "Let there be no strange ^R2572 god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god. 10 "I, ^R2573 the LORD, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt; Open ^R2574 your mouth wide and I will fill ^R2575 it. 11 "But My people did ^R2576 not listen to My voice, And Israel did not obey ^F888 Me. 12 "So I gave ^R2577 them ^F889 over to the stubbornness of their heart, To walk in their own devices. 13 "Oh that My people would ^R2578 listen to Me, That Israel would walk ^R2579 in My ways! 14 "I would quickly subdue ^R2580 their enemies And turn ^R2581 My hand against their adversaries. 15 "Those ^R2582 who hate the LORD would pretend ^R2583 obedience to Him, And their time of punishment would be forever. 16 "But ^F890 I would feed you with the finest ^{R2584 F891} of the wheat, And with honey ^R2585 from the rock I would satisfy you."

Chapter 82

1 God takes His stand ^R2586 in His ^F892 own congregation; He judges ^R2587 in the midst of the rulers. ^{R2588 F893} 2 How long will you judge ^R2589 unjustly And show ^R2590 partiality to the wicked? Selah. ^F894 3 Vindicate ^R2591 the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. 4 Rescue ^R2592 the weak and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked. 5 They do ^R2593 not know nor do they understand; They walk ^R2594 about in darkness; All the foundations ^R2595 of the earth are shaken.

6 I ^F895 said, ^R2596 "You are gods, And all of you are sons ^R2597 of the Most High. 7 "Nevertheless you ^R2598 will die like men And fall like any one ^R2599 of the princes." 8 Arise, ^R2600 O God, judge ^R2601 the earth! For it is You who possesses ^R2602 all the nations.

Chapter 83

1 O God, do ^R2603 not remain quiet; Do ^R2604 not be silent and, O God, do not be still. 2 For behold, Your enemies make ^R2605 an uproar, And those ^R2606 who hate You have exalted ^{R2607 F896} themselves. 3 They make ^R2608 shrewd plans against Your people, And conspire ^F897 together against Your ^R2609 treasured ^F898 ones. 4 They have said, "Come, and let ^R2610 us wipe them out as ^F899 a nation, That the name ^R2611 of Israel be remembered no more." 5 For they have conspired ^{R2612 F900} together with one mind; Against You they make a covenant: 6 The tents of Edom ^R2613 and the Ishmaelites, ^R2614 Moab ^R2615 and the Hagrites; ^R2616 7 Gebal ^R2617 and Ammon ^R2618 and Amalek, ^R2619 Philistia ^R2620 with the inhabitants of Tyre; ^R2621 8 Assyria ^R2622 also has joined with them; They have become a ^F901 help to the children ^R2623 of Lot. Selah. ^F902

9 Deal with them as ^R2624 with Midian, As with ^R2625 Sisera and Jabin at the torrent of Kishon, 10 Who were destroyed at En-dor, Who became ^R2626 as dung for the ground. 11 Make their nobles like Oreb ^R2627 and Zeeb And all their princes like Zebah ^R2628 and Zalmunna, 12 Who said, "Let ^R2629 us possess for ourselves The pastures ^R2630 of God." 13 O my God, make them like the whirling ^{R2631 F903} dust, Like chaff ^R2632 before the wind. 14 Like fire ^R2633 that burns the forest And like a flame that sets ^R2634 the mountains on fire, 15 So pursue them with ^R2635 Your tempest And terrify them with Your storm. 16 Fill ^R2636 their faces with dishonor, That they may seek Your name, O LORD. 17 Let them be ashamed ^R2637 and dismayed forever, And let them be humiliated and perish, 18 That they may know ^R2638 that You ^R2639 alone, whose name is the LORD, Are the Most ^R2640 High over all the earth.

Chapter 84

1 How lovely are Your dwelling ^R2641 places, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul ^R2642 longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living ^R2643 God. 3 The bird also has found a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even Your altars, ^R2644 O LORD of hosts, My ^R2645 King and my God. 4 How blessed ^R2646 are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever ^R2647 praising You. Selah. ^F904 5 How blessed is the man whose strength ^R2648 is in You, In whose ^F905 heart are the highways ^R2649 to Zion! 6 Passing through the valley of Baca ^F906 they make it a spring; ^F907 The early ^R2650 rain also covers it with blessings. 7 They go ^R2651 from strength to strength, Every ^F908 one of them appears ^R2652 before God in Zion.

8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God ^R2654 of Jacob! Selah. 9 Behold our shield, ^R2655 O God, And look upon the face of Your ^R2656 anointed. 10 For a ^R2657 day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11 For the LORD God is a ^R2658 sun and shield; ^R2659 The LORD gives grace and glory; ^R2660 No ^R2661 good thing does He withhold from ^F909 those who walk uprightly. ^F910 12 O LORD of hosts, How blessed ^R2662 is the man who trusts in You!

Chapter 85

1 O LORD, You showed favor ^R2663 to Your land; You restored ^{R2664 F911} the captivity of Jacob. 2 You forgave ^R2665 the iniquity of Your people; You covered ^R2666 all their sin. Selah. ^F912 3 You withdrew ^R2667 all Your fury; You turned ^R2668 away from Your burning anger. 4 Restore ^R2669 us, O God of our salvation, And cause ^R2670 Your indignation toward us to cease. 5 Will You ^R2671 be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all ^F913 generations? 6 Will You not Yourself revive ^{R2672 F914} us again, That Your people may rejoice ^R2673 in You? 7 Show us Your lovingkindness, O LORD, And grant ^R2674 us Your salvation.

8 I ^F915 will hear what God the LORD will say; For He will speak ^R2675 peace to His people, to ^F916 His godly ones; But let them not turn ^R2676 back to folly. ^F917 9 Surely His ^R2677 salvation is near to those who fear ^F918 Him, That glory ^R2678 may dwell in our land. 10 Lovingkindness ^R2679 and truth ^F919 have met together; Righteousness ^R2680 and peace have kissed each other. 11 Truth ^F920 springs ^R2681 from the earth, And righteousness looks down from heaven. 12 Indeed, the ^R2682 LORD will give what is good, And our land ^R2683 will yield its produce. 13 Righteousness ^R2684 will go before Him And will make His footsteps into a way.

Chapter 86

1 Incline ^R2685 Your ear, O LORD, and answer me; For I am afflicted ^R2686 and needy. 2 Preserve ^R2687 my soul, ^F921 for I am a godly ^R2688 man; O You my God, save Your servant who trusts ^R2689 in You. 3 Be gracious ^R2690 to me, O Lord, For to ^R2691 You I cry all day long. 4 Make glad the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I ^R2692 lift up my soul. 5 For You, Lord, are good, ^R2693 and ready ^R2694 to forgive, And abundant ^R2695 in lovingkindness to all who call upon You. 6 Give ^R2696 ear, O LORD, to my prayer; And give heed to the voice of my supplications! 7 In the ^R2697 day of my trouble I shall call upon You, For You ^R2698 will answer me.

8 There is no ^R2699 one like You among the gods, O Lord, Nor are there any works like ^R2700 Yours. 9 All ^R2701 nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And they shall glorify Your name. 10 For You are great ^R2702 and do ^R2703 wondrous ^F922 deeds; You alone are ^R2704 God. 11 Teach ^R2705 me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; Unite ^R2706 my heart to fear Your name. 12 I will give ^R2707 thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And will glorify Your name forever. 13 For Your lovingkindness toward me is great, And You have delivered ^R2708 my soul from the depths ^F923 of Sheol. ^F924 14 O God, arrogant men have risen ^R2709 up against me, And a ^F925 band of violent men have sought my life, ^F926 And they have not set You before them. 15 But You, O Lord, are a God merciful ^R2710 and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth. ^F927 16 Turn ^R2711 to me, and be gracious to me; Oh grant ^R2712 Your strength to Your servant, And save the son ^R2713 of Your handmaid. 17 Show ^R2714 me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see ^R2715 it and be ashamed, Because You, O LORD, have ^R2716 helped me and comforted me.

Chapter 87

1 His foundation ^R2717 is in the holy mountains. 2 The LORD loves ^R2718 the gates of Zion More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob. 3 Glorious ^R2719 things are spoken of you, O city ^R2720 of God. Selah. ^F928

4 "I shall mention Rahab ^{R2721 F929} and Babylon among ^F930 those who know Me; Behold, Philistia and Tyre ^R2722 with Ethiopia: ^{R2723 F931} `This one was born there.' " 5 But of Zion it shall be said, "This one and that one were born in her"; And the Most High Himself will establish ^R2724 her. 6 The LORD will count when He registers ^R2725 the peoples, "This one was born there." Selah. 7 Then those who sing ^R2726 as well as those who play ^{R2727 F932} the flutes shall say, "All my springs ^R2728 of joy are in you."