Psalms 81 — Novel English Bible

1 Ranan (sing) aloud to Alahayam (), our iz (strength / might / refuge)! Rawai (make) a joyful shout to the Alahayam () of Yaiqab (Jacob)!

2 Nashaa (lift) a song, and nathan (give) here the tambourine, the naiyam (pleasant) lyre with the harp.

3 Thaqai (blow / sound alarm) the shawapar (Shofar / Ram's horn) at the New chadash (month), at the full chadash (month), on our chag (feast/festival) yawam (day).

4 For it is a chaq (statute) for Yashar-Al (Israel), an mashapat (ordinance) of the Alahayam () of Yaiqab (Jacob).

5 He shawam (place / establish / appoint) it in Yahawasap (Joseph) for a idawath (testimony), when he yatzaa (go out / come out) out over the aratz (Earth/land) of Matzarayam (Matzarayam / Egypt), I shamai (hearken / hear) a shapah (language) that I didn't yadai (know).

6 “I sawar (removed) his shakam (shoulder) from the sabal (burden). His kap (hands) were freed from the dawad (basket).

7 You qaraa (called) in tzarah (trouble), and I chalatz (delivered) you. I inah (answer / respond) you in the sathar (secret / hidden) place of raim (thunder). I tested you at the may (waters) of Marayabah (Meribah). Salah (selah).”

8 “Shamai (hearken / hear), my im (nation / people), and I will iwad (admonish/bear witness against) to you, Yashar-Al (Israel), if you would shamai (hearken / hear) to me!

9 There shall be no zawar (strange) Al in you, neither shall you shachah (worship) any foreign Al.

10 I am Yahawah (), your Alahayam (), who ilah (go up / offer) you up out of the aratz (Earth/land) of Matzarayam (Egypt). Open your pah (mouth) rachab (wide), and I will malaa (fill) it.

11 But my im (nation / people) didn't shamai (hearken / hear) to my qawal (sound / voice). Yashar-Al (Israel) desired none of me.

12 So I shalach (send) them go after the stubbornness of their lab (heart), that they might yalak (walk) in their own mawaitzah (counsels).

13 Oh that my im (nation / people) would shamai (hearken / hear) to me, that Yashar-Al (Israel) would halak (move) in my darak (ways)!

14 I would mait (soon) kanai (subdue) their ayab (enemy), and shawab (turn) my yad (hand) against their tzar (oppressor / distressor).

15 The haters of Yahawah () would cringe before him, and their punishment would last iwalam (forever).

16 But he would have also akal (eat) them with the chalab (finest) of the chatah (wheat). I will shabai (satisfy) you with dabash (honey) out of the tzawar (rock).”