Psalms

To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph.

1Sing 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 this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

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 wilt hearken unto me;

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

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 had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!

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.

17Esta traducción no incluye este pasaje.

1*Phần ca trưởng. Có hoạ đàn thành Gát. Của ông A-xáp.*

2Hò vang dậy đi nào kính Chúa nhà Gia-cóp !

3bổng trầm gieo tiếng cầm tiếng sắt.

4mồng một ngày rằm cho ta mừng lễ.

5Thiên Chúa nhà Gia-cóp đã phán truyền.

6Một giọng nói tôi nghe khác lạ,

7tay họ thôi cầm chiếc ki người nô lệ.

8bên mạch nước Mơ-ri-va, Ta thử lòng ngươi.

9Ít-ra-en này, phải chi ngươi chịu nghe Ta,

10thần ngoại bang, chớ hề cúng bái.

11há miệng ngươi ra, Ta sẽ cho đầy ứ.

12Ít-ra-en nào đâu có chịu.

13muốn đi đâu thì cứ việc đi !

14Ít-ra-en chịu theo đường Ta chỉ,

15Ta tức khắc trở tay quật ngã ;

16ấy là số phận chúng muôn đời ;

17mật ong rừng, Ta cho hưởng thoả thuê.”