For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength ; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
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Lift up a song , strike the tambourine , play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
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Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon , (and) at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
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For this is a statute for Israel , an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
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He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt , (where) I heard an unfamiliar ... language :
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“ I relieved his shoulder of the burden ; his hands were freed from the basket.
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You called out in distress , and I rescued you ; I answered you from the cloud of thunder ; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
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Hear , O My people , and I will warn O Israel , if only you would listen
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There must be no ... strange god nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
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I am the LORD your God , who brought you up vvv out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth ... , and I will fill it.
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But My people ... would not listen to Me , and Israel would not obey
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So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
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If only My people would listen if Israel would follow My ways ,
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how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes !
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Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience and their doom would last forever ....
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But I would feed you the finest wheat ; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you. ”
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