Psalm 81  Christian Standard Bible

¹ Sing for joy to God our strength;
shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.^(B)
2 Lift up a song—play the tambourine,
the melodious lyre, and the harp.^(C)
3 Blow the ram’s horn on the day of our feasts^[a]
during the new moon^(D)
and during the full moon.
⁴ For this is a statute for Israel,
an ordinance of the God of Jacob.^(E)
5 He set it up as a decree for Joseph
when he went throughout^[b] the land of Egypt.^(F)
I heard an unfamiliar language:
⁶ “I relieved his shoulder from the burden;
his hands were freed from carrying the basket.^(G)
7 You called out in distress, and I rescued you;
I answered you from the thundercloud.^(H)
I tested you at the Waters of Meribah.^(I)Selah
⁸ Listen, my people, and I will admonish you.
Israel, if you would only listen to me!^(J)
9 There must not be a strange god among you;
you must not bow down to a foreign god.^(K)
10 I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up from the land of Egypt.^(L)
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.^(M)