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Raise a song and strike the timbrel,
The pleasant harp with the lute.
The pleasant harp with the lute.
Sing! Beat the tambourine.
Play the sweet lyre and the harp.
Play the sweet lyre and the harp.
Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon,
At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.
At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.
Blow the ram’s horn at new moon,
and again at full moon to call a festival!
and again at full moon to call a festival!
For this is a statute for Israel,
A law of the God of Jacob.
A law of the God of Jacob.
For this is required by the decrees of Israel;
it is a regulation of the God of Jacob.
it is a regulation of the God of Jacob.
This He established in Joseph as a testimony,
When He went throughout the land of Egypt,
Where I heard a language I did not understand.
When He went throughout the land of Egypt,
Where I heard a language I did not understand.
“I removed his shoulder from the burden;
His hands were freed from the baskets.
His hands were freed from the baskets.
“Now I will take the load from your shoulders;
I will free your hands from their heavy tasks.
I will free your hands from their heavy tasks.
You cried to me in trouble, and I saved you;
I answered out of the thundercloud
and tested your faith when there was no water at Meribah.
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I answered out of the thundercloud
and tested your faith when there was no water at Meribah.
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“Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you!
O Israel, if you will listen to Me!
O Israel, if you will listen to Me!
“Listen to me, O my people, while I give you stern warnings.
O Israel, if you would only listen to me!
O Israel, if you would only listen to me!
There shall be no foreign god among you;
Nor shall you worship any foreign god.
Nor shall you worship any foreign god.
You must never have a foreign god;
you must not bow down before a false god.
you must not bow down before a false god.
I am the Lord your God,
Who brought you out of the land of Egypt;
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Who brought you out of the land of Egypt;
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
For it was I, the LORD your God,
who rescued you from the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.
who rescued you from the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.
“But My people would not heed My voice,
And Israel would have none of Me.
And Israel would have none of Me.
“But no, my people wouldn’t listen.
Israel did not want me around.
Israel did not want me around.
So I let them follow their own stubborn desires,
living according to their own ideas.
living according to their own ideas.
“Oh, that My people would listen to Me,
That Israel would walk in My ways!
That Israel would walk in My ways!
Oh, that my people would listen to me!
Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths!
Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths!
I would soon subdue their enemies,
And turn My hand against their adversaries.
And turn My hand against their adversaries.
How quickly I would then subdue their enemies!
How soon my hands would be upon their foes!
How soon my hands would be upon their foes!
Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him;
they would be doomed forever.
they would be doomed forever.