Psalms 81 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 82

¹A Psalm by Asaph. God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.

KJVA Psalm^H4210 of Asaph^H623. God^H430 standeth^H5324^(H8737) in the congregation^H5712 of the mighty^H410; he judgeth^H8199^(H8799) among^H7130 the gods^H430.

² “How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah.

KJVHow long will ye judge^H8199^(H8799) unjustly^H5766, and accept^H5375^(H8799) the persons^H6440 of the wicked^H7563? Selah^H5542.

³ “Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

KJVDefend^H8199^(H8798) the poor^H1800 and fatherless^H3490: do justice^H6663^(H8685) to the afflicted^H6041 and needy^H7326^(H8802).

⁴ Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”

KJVDeliver^H6403^(H8761) the poor^H1800 and needy^H34: rid^H5337^(H8685) them out of the hand^H3027 of the wicked^H7563.

⁵ They don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

KJVThey know^H3045^(H8804) not, neither will they understand^H995^(H8799); they walk^H1980^(H8691) on in darkness^H2825: all the foundations^H4144 of the earth^H776 are out of course^H4131^(H8735).

⁶ I said, “You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.

KJVI have said^H559^(H8804), Ye are gods^H430; and all of you are children^H1121 of the most High^H5945.

⁷ Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”

KJVBut^H403 ye shall die^H4191^(H8799) like men^H120, and fall^H5307^(H8799) like one^H259 of the princes^H8269.

⁸ Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.

KJVArise^H6965^(H8798), O God^H430, judge^H8199^(H8798) the earth^H776: for thou shalt inherit^H5157^(H8799) all nations^H1471.

WEB·Psalms 81

¹For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. By Asaph. Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764) upon Gittith^H1665, A Psalm of Asaph^H623. Sing aloud^H7442^(H8685) unto God^H430 our strength^H5797: make a joyful noise^H7321^(H8685) unto the God^H430 of Jacob^H3290.

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

KJVTake^H5375^(H8798) a psalm^H2172, and bring^H5414^(H8798) hither the timbrel^H8596, the pleasant^H5273 harp^H3658 with the psaltery^H5035.

³ Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

KJVBlow up^H8628^(H8798) the trumpet^H7782 in the new moon^H2320, in the time appointed^H3677, on our solemn feast^H2282 day^H3117.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

KJVFor this was a statute^H2706 for Israel^H3478, and a law^H4941 of the God^H430 of Jacob^H3290.

⁵ He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know.

KJVThis he ordained^H7760^(H8804) in Joseph^H3084 for a testimony^H5715, when he went out^H3318^(H8800) through the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714: where I heard^H8085^(H8799) a language^H8193 that I understood^H3045^(H8804) not.

⁶ “I removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were freed from the basket.

KJVI removed^H5493^(H8689) his shoulder^H7926 from the burden^H5447: his hands^H3709 were delivered^H5674^(H8799) from the pots^H1731.

⁷ You called in trouble, and I delivered you. I answered you in the secret place of thunder. I tested you at the waters of Meribah.” Selah.

KJVThou calledst^H7121^(H8804) in trouble^H6869, and I delivered^H2502^(H8762) thee; I answered^H6030^(H8799) thee in the secret place^H5643 of thunder^H7482: I proved^H974^(H8799) thee at the waters^H4325 of Meribah^H4809. Selah^H5542.

⁸ “Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, Israel, if you would listen to me!

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798), O my people^H5971, and I will testify^H5749^(H8686) unto thee: O Israel^H3478, if thou wilt hearken^H8085^(H8799) unto me;

⁹ There shall be no strange god in you, neither shall you worship any foreign god.

KJVThere shall no strange^H2114^(H8801) god^H410 be in thee; neither shalt thou worship^H7812^(H8691) any strange^H5236 god^H410.

¹⁰ I am Yahweh, your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

KJVI am the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, which brought^H5927^(H8688) thee out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714: open thy mouth^H6310 wide^H7337^(H8685), and I will fill^H4390^(H8762) it.

¹¹ But my people didn’t listen to my voice. Israel desired none of me.

KJVBut my people^H5971 would not hearken^H8085^(H8804) to my voice^H6963; and Israel^H3478 would^H14^(H8804) none of me.

¹² So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, that they might walk in their own counsels.

KJVSo I gave them up^H7971^(H8762) unto their own hearts^H3820' lust^H8307: and they walked^H3212^(H8799) in their own counsels^H4156.

¹³ Oh that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!

KJVOh^H3863 that my people^H5971 had hearkened^H8085^(H8802) unto me, and Israel^H3478 had walked^H1980^(H8762) in my ways^H1870!

¹⁴ I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their adversaries.

KJVI should soon^H4592 have subdued^H3665^(H8686) their enemies^H341^(H8802), and turned^H7725^(H8686) my hand^H3027 against their adversaries^H6862.

¹⁵ The haters of Yahweh would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.

KJVThe haters^H8130^(H8764) of the LORD^H3068 should have submitted^H3584^(H8762) themselves unto him: but their time^H6256 should have endured for ever^H5769.

¹⁶ But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat. I will satisfy you with honey out of the rock.”

KJVHe should have fed^H398^(H8686) them also with the finest^H2459 of the wheat^H2406: and with honey^H1706 out of the rock^H6697 should I have satisfied^H7646^(H8686) thee.

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