81:1 Sing praises to God, our strength. Sing to the God of Israel.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 1 , Sing praises to God, our strength. Sing to the God of Israel.
81:2 Sing! Beat the tambourine. Play the sweet lyre and the harp.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 2 , Sing! Beat the tambourine. Play the sweet lyre and the harp.
81:3 Sound the trumpet for a sacred feast when the moon is new, when the moon is full.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 3 , Sound the trumpet for a sacred feast when the moon is new, when the moon is full.
81:4 For this is required by the laws of Israel; it is a law of the God of Jacob.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 4 , For this is required by the laws of Israel; it is a law of the God of Jacob.
81:5 He made it a decree for Israel when he attacked Egypt to set us free. I heard an unknown voice that said,
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 5 , He made it a decree for Israel when he attacked Egypt to set us free. I heard an unknown voice that said,
81:6 'Now I will relieve your shoulder of its burden; I will free your hands from their heavy tasks.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 6 , 'Now I will relieve your shoulder of its burden; I will free your hands from their heavy tasks.
81:7 You cried to me in trouble, and I saved you; I answered out of the thundercloud. I tested your faith at Meribah, when you complained that there was no water.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 7 , You cried to me in trouble, and I saved you; I answered out of the thundercloud. I tested your faith at Meribah, when you complained that there was no water.
81:8 'Listen to me, O my people, while I give you stern warnings. O Israel, if you would only listen!
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 8 , 'Listen to me, O my people, while I give you stern warnings. O Israel, if you would only listen!
81:9 You must never have a foreign god; you must not bow down before a false god.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 9 , You must never have a foreign god; you must not bow down before a false god.
81:10 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.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 10 , 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.
81:11 'But no, my people wouldn't listen. Israel did not want me around.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 11 , 'But no, my people wouldn't listen. Israel did not want me around.
81:12 So I let them follow their blind and stubborn way, living according to their own desires.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 12 , So I let them follow their blind and stubborn way, living according to their own desires.
81:13 But oh, that my people would listen to me! Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths!
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 13 , But oh, that my people would listen to me! Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths!
81:14 How quickly I would then subdue their enemies! How soon my hands would be upon their foes!
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 14 , How quickly I would then subdue their enemies! How soon my hands would be upon their foes!
81:15 Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him; their desolation would last forever.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 15 , Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him; their desolation would last forever.
81:16 But I would feed you with the best of foods. I would satisfy you with wild honey from the rock.'
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 81 , Verse 16 , But I would feed you with the best of foods. I would satisfy you with wild honey from the rock.'
