If only my people had listened
Sing out to God our strength. Shout for joy to the God of Jacob. Take up a song and bring in the tambourine, the sweet harp with the lyre. Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the time appointed, on our special feast day. This was a rule for Israel and a law of the God of Jacob. He set this up in Joseph as a testimony when he went out through the land of Egypt — where I heard a language I didn't know. I took the load off his shoulder. His hands were let go of the basket. You called in trouble and I delivered you. I answered you from the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah. Listen, my people, and I'll testify to you. Israel, if only you'd listen to me. There'll be no strange god among you, and you won't bow down to a foreign god. I'm the LORD your God who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I'll fill it. But my people wouldn't listen to my voice, and Israel wanted none of me. So I gave them over to their own hearts' lust, and they walked in their own counsels. If only my people had listened to me, if Israel had walked in my ways. I would soon have subdued their enemies and turned my hand against their adversaries. Those who hate the LORD would have submitted themselves to him, and their time would have lasted forever. And he'd feed them with the best of the wheat, and I'd fill you with honey out of the rock.
Sing out to God our strength. Shout out to the God of Jacob. Take up a song and bring in the tambourine, the sweet harp with the lyre. Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day. Because this is a rule for Israel, a judgment of the God of Jacob. He set this up in Joseph as a testimony when he went out through the land of Egypt — where I heard a language I didn't know. I took the load off his shoulder. His hands were let go of the basket. You called in trouble and I got you out. I answered you in the hiding place of thunder. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Listen, my people, and I'll testify to you. Israel, if only you'd listen to me. There'll be no strange god among you, and you won't bow down to a foreign god. I'm the Lord your God who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I'll fill it. But my people wouldn't listen to my voice, and Israel wanted none of me. So I handed them over to the stubbornness of their own heart, and they walked in their own plans. If only my people had listened to me, if Israel had walked in my ways. I'd have brought their enemies down quickly and turned my hand against the ones fighting them. The ones who hate the Lord would cringe in front of him, and their time would last forever. And he'd feed them with the best of the wheat, and I'd fill you with honey out of the rock.
Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. This 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. I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. Thou 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. Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels. Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
Sing out to God our strength. Shout for joy to the God of Jacob.
Sing out to God our strength. Shout out to the God of Jacob.
Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
Take up a song and bring in the tambourine, the sweet harp with the lyre.
Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the time appointed, on our special feast day.
Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
This was a rule for Israel and a law of the God of Jacob.
Because this is a rule for Israel, a judgment of the God of Jacob.
For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
He set this up in Joseph as a testimony when he went out through the land of Egypt — where I heard a language I didn't know.
This 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.
I took the load off his shoulder. His hands were let go of the basket.
I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
You called in trouble and I delivered you. I answered you from the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
You called in trouble and I got you out. I answered you in the hiding place of thunder. I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
Thou 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.
Listen, my people, and I'll testify to you. Israel, if only you'd listen to me.
Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
There'll be no strange god among you, and you won't bow down to a foreign god.
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
I'm the LORD your God who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I'll fill it.
I'm the Lord your God who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I'll fill it.
I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
But my people wouldn't listen to my voice, and Israel wanted none of me.
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
So I gave them over to their own hearts' lust, and they walked in their own counsels.
So I handed them over to the stubbornness of their own heart, and they walked in their own plans.
So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
If only my people had listened to me, if Israel had walked in my ways.
Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
I would soon have subdued their enemies and turned my hand against their adversaries.
I'd have brought their enemies down quickly and turned my hand against the ones fighting them.
I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
Those who hate the LORD would have submitted themselves to him, and their time would have lasted forever.
The ones who hate the Lord would cringe in front of him, and their time would last forever.
The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
And he'd feed them with the best of the wheat, and I'd fill you with honey out of the rock.
He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.