Psalms 81-85

¹For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

²Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.

³Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast-day.

¹To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

²Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

³Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

⁴For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

⁴For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

⁵He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language that I knew not.

⁶I removed his shoulder from the burden: His hands were freed from the basket.

⁷Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah

⁵This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

⁶I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

⁷Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

⁸Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!

⁹There shall no strange god be in thee; Neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.

⁸Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;

⁹There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.

¹⁰I am Jehovah thy God, Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

¹¹But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of me.

¹²So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, That they might walk in their own counsels.

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

¹¹But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

¹²So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

¹³Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways!

¹³Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!

¹⁴I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their adversaries.

¹⁵The haters of Jehovah should submit themselves unto him: But their time should endure for ever.

¹⁶He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.

¹⁴I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

¹⁵The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

¹⁶He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.

¹A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods.

²How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah

¹A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

²How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

³Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

⁴Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

³Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

⁴Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

⁵They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

⁶I said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High.

⁵They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

⁶I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

⁷Nevertheless ye shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.

⁸Arise, O God, judge the earth; For thou shalt inherit all the nations.

⁷But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

⁸Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

¹A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. O God, keep not thou silence: Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

¹A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

²For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

²For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

³They take crafty counsel against thy people, And consult together against thy hidden ones.

⁴They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

³They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.

⁴They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

⁵For they have consulted together with one consent; Against thee do they make a covenant: ⁶The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagarenes;

⁵For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:

⁶The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;

⁷Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre:

⁷Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

⁸Assyria also is joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot. Selah

⁹Do thou unto them as unto Midian, As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon; ¹⁰Who perished at Endor, Who became as dung for the earth.

¹¹Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna;

⁸Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.

⁹Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:

¹⁰Which perished at En–dor: they became as dung for the earth.

¹¹Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

¹²Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession The habitations of God.

¹³O my God, make them like the whirling dust; As stubble before the wind.

¹⁴As the fire that burneth the forest, And as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire, ¹⁵So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm.

¹⁶Fill their faces with confusion, That they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.

¹²Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.

¹³O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.

¹⁴As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;

¹⁵So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

¹⁶Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.

¹⁷Let them be put to shame and dismayed for ever; Yea, let them be confounded and perish; ¹⁸That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, Art the Most High over all the earth.

¹⁷Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:

¹⁸That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

¹For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!

¹To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

²My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.

³Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.

²My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

³Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

⁴Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: They will be still praising thee. Selah

⁴Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

⁵Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion.

⁵Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

⁶Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs; Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.

⁷They go from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.

⁸O Jehovah God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah

⁶Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

⁷They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

⁸O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

⁹Behold, O God our shield, And look upon the face of thine anointed.

¹⁰For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

⁹Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

¹⁰For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

¹¹For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

¹²O Jehovah of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

¹¹For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

¹²O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

²Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people; Thou hast covered all their sin. Selah

¹To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

²Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.

³Thou hast taken away all thy wrath; Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

⁴Turn us, O God of our salvation, And cause thine indignation toward us to cease.

³Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

⁴Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

⁵Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

⁶Wilt thou not quicken us again, That thy people may rejoice in thee?

⁷Show us thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, And grant us thy salvation.

⁵Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

⁶Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

⁷Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

⁸I will hear what God Jehovah will speak; For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: But let them not turn again to folly.

⁹Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, That glory may dwell in our land.

⁸I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.

⁹Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰Mercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

¹⁰Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

¹¹Truth springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

¹²Yea, Jehovah will give that which is good; And our land shall yield its increase.

¹³Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way to walk in.

¹¹Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

¹²Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

¹³Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.