1Sing out in praise of God our refuge Or strength,
acclaim the God of Jacob. 2Take pipe and tabor,
take tuneful harp and lute. 3Blow the horn for the new month,
for the full moon on the day of our pilgrim-feast. 4This is a law for Israel,
an ordinance of the God of Jacob, 5laid as a solemn charge on Joseph
when he came out of Egypt prob. rdg, Heb adds I hear an unfamiliar language.
6When I lifted the load from his shoulders,
his hands let go the builder's basket. 7When you cried to me in distress, I rescued you;
unseen, I answered you in thunder.
I tested you at the waters of Meribah, Line transposed from end of v10 where I opened your mouths and filled them. Verse 16 transposed I fed Israel I fed Israel: prob. rdg, Heb He fed him with the finest wheat-flour
and satisfied him with honey from the rocks. 8Listen, my people, while I give you a solemn charge—
do but listen to me, O Israel: 9you shall have no strange god
nor bow down to any foreign god; 10I am the LORD your God
who brought you up from Egypt.See note on v7 11But my people did not listen to my words
and Israel would have none of me; 12so I sent them off, stubborn as they were,
to follow their own devices.
13If my people would but listen to me,
if Israel would only conform to my ways, 14I would soon bring their enemies to their knees
and lay a heavy hand upon their persecutors. 15Let those who hate them those ... them: prob. rdg, Heb those who hate the LORD come cringing to them,
and meet with everlasting troubles. 16v16 transposed to follow v7