Psalm 81:5–16

5 He set it up as a decree for Joseph

when he went throughoutE the land of Egypt.af

I heard an unfamiliar language:

6 “I relieved his shoulder from the burden;

his hands were freed from carrying the basket.ag

7 You called out in distress, and I rescued you;

I answered you from the thundercloud.ah

I tested you at the Waters of Meribah.ai

Selah

8 Listen, my people, and I will admonish you.

Israel, if you would only listen to me!aj

9 There must not be a strange god among you;

you must not bow down to a foreign god.ak

10 I am the Lord your God,

who brought you up from the land of Egypt.al

Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.am

11 “But my people did not listen to my voice;

Israel did not obey me.a

12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts

to follow their own plans.b

13 If only my people would listen to me

and Israel would follow my ways,c

14 I would quickly subdue their enemies

and turn my hand against their foes.”d

15 Those who hate the Lord

would cower to him;e

their doom would last forever.f

16 But he would feed IsraelF with the best wheat.

“I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.”g