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1 Sing joyfully to God, our strength. Raise a shout to the God of Jacob.

2 Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant-sounding lyre along with the harp.

3 Blow the ram’s horn when there is a New Moon, when there is a full moon, on our festival day,

4 because it is a statute in Israel, an ordinance by the God of Jacob,

5 a decree that he prescribed for Joseph when he went throughout the land of Egypt, speaking a language I did not recognize. ^a

6 I removed the burden from your ^b shoulder; your ^c hands were freed of the burdensome basket. ^d

7 In a time of need you called out and I delivered you; I answered you from the dark thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Interlude

8 Listen, My people and I will warn you. Israel, if only you would obey me!

9 You must neither have a foreign god over you or worship a strange god.

10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, open your mouth that I may fill it.

11 Yet my people didn’t obey my voice; Israel didn’t submit to me.

12 So I allowed them ^e to continue in their stubbornness, living by their own advice.

13 If only my people would obey me, if only Israel would walk in my ways!

14 Then I would quickly subdue their enemies. I would turn against their foes.

15 Those who hate the LORD will cringe before him; their punishment will be permanent.

16 But I will feed Israel ^f with the finest wheat, satisfying you with honey from the rock.