Psalms 81

Psalm 81 calls Israel to worship YHWH with joy on a festival, recalling His deliverance from Egypt, relief from burdens, answer from the thundercloud at Meribah, and command to reject foreign gods while promising abundant provision if they obey[1][2][3]. YHWH laments Israel's disobedience, giving them over to their stubborn hearts, yet yearns for their listening so He might subdue enemies, provide finest wheat and honey from the rock[1][2][3].

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1

For the music director to the overseeing one to the overseeing one on upon upon the Gittith the Gath-melody the Gath-melody Of Asaph to Asaph to Asaf

לַ/מְנַצֵּ֬חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha For the music director to the overseeing one to the overseeing one HRd/Vprmsa עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR הַ/גִּתִּ֬ית 𐤄/𐤂𐤕𐤉𐤕 hagitit the Gittith the Gath-melody the Gath-melody HTd/Ncfsa לְ/אָסָֽף 𐤋/𐤀𐤎𐤐 leasaf Of Asaph to Asaph to Asaf HR/Np

Verse 2

Sing aloud Raise a ringing shout! Raise a ringing shout to God to mighty ones to Elohim our strength our strength our strength shout raise a loud shout shout a loud shout! (pl.) to the God of to mighty ones of to the Elohim of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov

הַ֭רְנִינוּ 𐤄𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤅 hareninu Sing aloud Raise a ringing shout! Raise a ringing shout HVhv2mp לֵ/אלֹהִ֣ים 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 lelohim Mulimu (Lozi) to God to mighty ones to Elohim HR/Ncmpa עוּזֵּ֑/נוּ 𐤏𐤅𐤆/𐤍𐤅 uzenu our strength our strength our strength HNcmsc/Sp1cp הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤏𐤅 hariu shout raise a loud shout shout a loud shout! (pl.) HVhv2mp לֵ/אלֹהֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 lelohey Mulimu (Lozi) to the God of to mighty ones of to the Elohim of HR/Ncmpc יַעֲקֹֽב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp

Verse 3

Lift up Lift up! Lift up! a song musical song musical song and give and give and give the tambourine hand-beaten frame drum hand-beaten frame drum the lyre lyre lyre pleasant pleasant pleasant with if / whether with the harp he withered harp

שְֽׂאוּ 𐤔𐤀𐤅 seu Lift up Lift up! Lift up! HVqv2mp זִ֭מְרָה 𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤄 zimerah a song musical song musical song HNcfsa וּ/תְנוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤍𐤅 utenu and give and give and give HC/Vqv2mp תֹ֑ף 𐤕𐤐 tof the tambourine hand-beaten frame drum hand-beaten frame drum HNcmsa כִּנּ֖וֹר 𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤓 kinor the lyre lyre lyre HNcmsa נָעִ֣ים 𐤍𐤏𐤉𐤌 naim pleasant pleasant pleasant HAamsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR נָֽבֶל 𐤍𐤁𐤋 navel the harp he withered harp HNcmsa

Verse 4

blow Drive! Blow! in the month in the new-moon in the new-moon the shofar ram’s horn trumpet shofar at the full moon full moon at the full moon for the day for a day for a day of our feast our pilgrimage-festival of our festival

תִּקְע֣וּ 𐤕𐤒𐤏𐤅 tiqeu blow Drive! Blow! HVqv2mp בַ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤔 vachodesh mwenshi (Bemba) in the month in the new-moon in the new-moon HRd/Ncmsa שׁוֹפָ֑ר 𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤓 shofar the shofar ram’s horn trumpet shofar HNcmsa בַּ֝/כֵּ֗סֶה 𐤁/𐤊𐤎𐤄 bakeseh osù (Yoruba) at the full moon full moon at the full moon HRd/Ncmsa לְ/י֣וֹם 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 leyom for the day for a day for a day HR/Ncmsc חַגֵּֽ/נוּ 𐤇𐤂/𐤍𐤅 chagenu of our feast our pilgrimage-festival of our festival HNcmsc/Sp1cp

Verse 5

for for/because for statute prescribed statute prescribed statute for Israel to El-Contends to Yiserael it he it judgment judgment judgment of the God to mighty ones of to the Elohim of of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov

כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC חֹ֣ק 𐤇𐤒 choq statute prescribed statute prescribed statute HNcmsa לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 leyiserael for Israel to El-Contends to Yiserael HR/Np ה֑וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it he it HPp3ms מִ֝שְׁפָּ֗ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat judgment judgment judgment HNcmsa לֵ/אלֹהֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 lelohey Mulimu (Lozi) of the God to mighty ones of to the Elohim of HR/Ncmpc יַעֲקֹֽב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp

Verse 6

testimony attestation testimony of in-Joseph in Yehoseph in Yehosef he-appointed-it he set him he set him at-going-out-his in his going out in his going out upon upon upon land land land Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim lip edge-of lip-of not not not I-knew I knew I knew I-will-hear I will hear I will hear

עֵ֤דוּת 𐤏𐤃𐤅𐤕 edut testimony attestation testimony of HNcfsa בִּֽ/יה֘וֹסֵ֤ף 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤎𐤐 bihosef in-Joseph in Yehoseph in Yehosef HR/Np שָׂמ֗/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 samo he-appointed-it he set him he set him HVqp3ms/Sp3ms בְּ֭/צֵאת/וֹ 𐤁/𐤑𐤀𐤕/𐤅 betseto at-going-out-his in his going out in his going out HR/Vqc/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba) land land land HNcbsc מִצְרָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp שְׂפַ֖ת 𐤔𐤐𐤕 sefat lip edge-of lip-of HNcfsc לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָדַ֣עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I-knew I knew I knew HVqp1cs אֶשְׁמָֽע 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤏 eshema I-will-hear I will hear I will hear HVqi1cs

Verse 7

I removed I caused to turn aside I caused to turn aside from burden burden-load from burden-load his shoulder his shoulder his shoulder his hands his cupped palms his cupped palms from basket boiling cauldron from cauldron they will pass away they will cross over they will cross over

הֲסִיר֣וֹתִי 𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤉 hasiroti I removed I caused to turn aside I caused to turn aside HVhp1cs מִ/סֵּ֣בֶל 𐤌/𐤎𐤁𐤋 misevel from burden burden-load from burden-load HR/Ncmsa שִׁכְמ֑/וֹ 𐤔𐤊𐤌/𐤅 shikhemo his shoulder his shoulder his shoulder HNcmsc/Sp3ms כַּ֝פָּ֗י/ו 𐤊𐤐𐤉/𐤅 kapayv his hands his cupped palms his cupped palms HNcfdc/Sp3ms מִ/דּ֥וּד 𐤌/𐤃𐤅𐤃 midud chungu (Swahili) from basket boiling cauldron from cauldron HR/Ncmsa תַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה 𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤍𐤄 taavorenah they will pass away they will cross over they will cross over HVqi3fp

Verse 8

in distress in the constraining distress in the constraining distress you called you called out you called out and I delivered you and I drew you out and I drew you out I answered you I will answer you I answered you in the secret place in hiding-place of in hiding-place of of thunder thunder-roar thunder-roar I tested you I will scrutinize you I scrutinized you at upon upon the waters waters of waters of of Meribah contention Merivah Selah Lift-up pause Lift-up pause

בַּ/צָּרָ֥ה 𐤁/𐤑𐤓𐤄 batsarah in distress in the constraining distress in the constraining distress HRd/Ncfsa קָרָ֗אתָ 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 qarata you called you called out you called out HVqp2ms וָ/אֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥/ךָּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤋𐤑/𐤊 vaachaletsekha and I delivered you and I drew you out and I drew you out HC/Vpw1cs/Sp2ms אֶ֭עֶנְ/ךָ 𐤀𐤏𐤍/𐤊 eenekha I answered you I will answer you I answered you HVqi1cs/Sp2ms בְּ/סֵ֣תֶר 𐤁/𐤎𐤕𐤓 beseter in the secret place in hiding-place of in hiding-place of HR/Ncmsc רַ֑עַם 𐤓𐤏𐤌 raam of thunder thunder-roar thunder-roar HNcmsa אֶבְחָֽנְ/ךָ֨ 𐤀𐤁𐤇𐤍/𐤊 evechanekha I tested you I will scrutinize you I scrutinized you HVqi1cs/Sp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon upon HR מֵ֖י 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu) the waters waters of waters of HNcmpc מְרִיבָ֣ה 𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤄 merivah of Meribah contention Merivah HNp סֶֽלָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah Selah Lift-up pause Lift-up pause HTj

Verse 9

Hear Listen! Hear! O my people my people my people and I will admonish and let me solemnly bear-witness and let me testify you — among you O Israel El-Contends Yiserael if if / whether if you listen you will hear you will hear to me — to me

שְׁמַ֣ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shema Hear Listen! Hear! HVqv2ms עַ֭מִּ/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami O my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/אָעִ֣ידָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤏𐤉𐤃𐤄 veaidah and I will admonish and let me solemnly bear-witness and let me testify HC/Vhh1cs בָּ֑/ךְ 𐤁/𐤊 bakhe you among you HR/Sp2fs יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael O Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC תִּֽשְׁמַֽע 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏 tishema you listen you will hear you will hear HVqi2ms לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs

Verse 10

not not not be he will come to be it will be in you — in you god toward god foreign foreign one foreign one and not and not and not bow down you will prostrate yourself you will bow down to god to a mighty one to a mighty one foreign foreign one foreign one

לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh be he will come to be it will be HVqi3ms בְ֭/ךָ 𐤁/𐤊 vekha in you in you HR/Sp2ms אֵ֣ל 𐤀𐤋 el god toward god HNcmsa זָ֑ר 𐤆𐤓 zar foreign foreign one foreign one HAamsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה 𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤄 tishetachaveh bow down you will prostrate yourself you will bow down HVvi2ms לְ/אֵ֣ל 𐤋/𐤀𐤋 leel to god to a mighty one to a mighty one HR/Ncmsc נֵכָֽר 𐤍𐤊𐤓 nekhar foreign foreign one foreign one HNcmsa

Verse 11

I I myself I myself the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One your Elohim who brought you up the one bringing you up the one causing you to go up from the land from land from land of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim open wide cause to widen cause to widen your mouth your mouth your mouth and I will fill it I will make him full and I will fill it

אָנֹכִ֨י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs יְה֘וָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms הַֽ֭/מַּעַלְ/ךָ 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤊 hamaalekha Aleya (Bemba) who brought you up the one bringing you up the one causing you to go up HTd/Vhrmsc/Sp2ms מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets Ayé (Yoruba) from the land from land from land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp הַרְחֶב 𐤄𐤓𐤇𐤁 harechev open wide cause to widen cause to widen HVhv2ms פִּ֝֗י/ךָ 𐤐𐤉/𐤊 pikha your mouth your mouth your mouth HNcmsc/Sp2ms וַ/אֲמַלְאֵֽ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤋𐤀/𐤄𐤅 vaamaleehu and I will fill it I will make him full and I will fill it HC/Vpi1cs/Sp3ms

Verse 12

and-they-did-not and not and not hear he heard he heard my-people my people my people to-my-voice to my voice to my voice and-Israel El contends and Yiserael not not not was-willing he was willing was willing to-me — to me

וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-they-did-not and not and not HC/Tn שָׁמַ֣ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shama hear he heard he heard HVqp3ms עַמִּ֣/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my-people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs לְ/קוֹלִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤉 leqoli to-my-voice to my voice to my voice HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וְ֝/יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 veyiserael and-Israel El contends and Yiserael HC/Np לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אָ֥בָה 𐤀𐤁𐤄 avah was-willing he was willing was willing HVqp3ms לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me to me HR/Sp1cs

Verse 13

I-would-let-go-him I dispatched him I would let go him in-stubbornness in hardened self-will of in stubbornness of of-their-heart their inner core of their heart they-would-walk they will go they will go in-their-counsels in their counsels in their counsels

וָֽ֭/אֲשַׁלְּחֵ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤄𐤅 vaashalechehu I-would-let-go-him I dispatched him I would let go him HC/Vpw1cs/Sp3ms בִּ/שְׁרִיר֣וּת 𐤁/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕 bisherirut in-stubbornness in hardened self-will of in stubbornness of HR/Ncfsc לִבָּ֑/ם 𐤋𐤁/𐤌 libam of-their-heart their inner core of their heart HNcmsc/Sp3mp יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 yelekhu they-would-walk they will go they will go HVqi3mp בְּֽ/מוֹעֲצוֹתֵי/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 bemoatsoteyhem in-their-counsels in their counsels in their counsels HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp

Verse 14

If only if only if only my people my people my people would listen the one who listens would listen to me — to me Israel El-Contends Yiserael in my ways in my paths in my ways they would walk they will walk about they will walk about

ל֗וּ 𐤋𐤅 lu If only if only if only HC עַ֭מִּ/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs שֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shomea would listen the one who listens would listen HVqrmsa לִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בִּ/דְרָכַ֥/י 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤉 biderakhay in my ways in my paths in my ways HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs יְהַלֵּֽכוּ 𐤉𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 yehalekhu they would walk they will walk about they will walk about HVpi3mp

Verse 15

a little as a small amount as a little their enemies their hostile-ones their enemy-ones I would subdue I will bring into submission I would subdue and upon and upon and upon their adversaries their constrictors their troublers I would turn I will bring back I will cause to return my hand my hand my hand

כִּ֭/מְעַט 𐤊/𐤌𐤏𐤈 kimeat a little as a small amount as a little HR/Ncmsa אוֹיְבֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oyeveyhem their enemies their hostile-ones their enemy-ones HVqrmpc/Sp3mp אַכְנִ֑יעַ 𐤀𐤊𐤍𐤉𐤏 akhenia khonza (Zulu) I would subdue I will bring into submission I would subdue HVhi1cs וְ/עַ֥ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon and upon HC/R צָ֝רֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤑𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 tsareyhem their adversaries their constrictors their troublers HNcmpc/Sp3mp אָשִׁ֥יב 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁 ashiv I would turn I will bring back I will cause to return HVhi1cs יָדִֽ/י 𐤉𐤃/𐤉 yadi my hand my hand my hand HNcbsc/Sp1cs

Verse 16

haters of haters of haters of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh would submit deceitfully they will deal falsely they will deal falsely to Him — to him and their time and he becomes and it becomes would be with them their time forever for an unseen age for forever

מְשַׂנְאֵ֣י 𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤉 mesaneey haters of haters of haters of HVprmpc יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יְכַֽחֲשׁוּ 𐤉𐤊𐤇𐤔𐤅 yekhachashu would submit deceitfully they will deal falsely they will deal falsely HVpi3mp ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to Him to him HR/Sp3ms וִ/יהִ֖י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vihi and their time and he becomes and it becomes HC/Vqj3ms עִתָּ֣/ם 𐤏𐤕/𐤌 itam would be with them their time HNcbsc/Sp3mp לְ/עוֹלָֽם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam forever for an unseen age for forever HR/Ncmsa

Verse 17

He would feed him and he caused him to eat and he would feed him with the fat of from fat from fat wheat wheat of wheat and from the rock and from a rock and from the rock honey sweet syrup honey I would satisfy you I will satisfy you I would satisfy you

וַֽ֭/יַּאֲכִילֵ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤋/𐤄𐤅 vayaakhilehu okèlè (Yoruba) He would feed him and he caused him to eat and he would feed him HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms מֵ/חֵ֣לֶב 𐤌/𐤇𐤋𐤁 mechelev with the fat of from fat from fat HR/Ncmsc חִטָּ֑ה 𐤇𐤈𐤄 chitah kitaba (Kikongo) wheat wheat of wheat HNcfsa וּ֝/מִ/צּ֗וּר 𐤅/𐤌/𐤑𐤅𐤓 umitsur and from the rock and from a rock and from the rock HC/R/Ncmsa דְּבַ֣שׁ 𐤃𐤁𐤔 devash uchi (Shona) honey sweet syrup honey HNcmsa אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽ/ךָ 𐤀𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏/𐤊 asebiekha I would satisfy you I will satisfy you I would satisfy you HVhi1cs/Sp2ms

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