[1] Shout for joy to God, our source of strength! Shout out to the God of Jacob! [2] Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant-sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument. [3] Sound the ram's horn on the day of the new moon, and on the day of the full moon when our festival begins. [4] For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel; it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob. [5] He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize. [6] It said: "I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were released from holding the basket. [7] In your distress you called out and I rescued you. I answered you from a dark thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. (Selah) [8] I said, 'Listen, my people! I will warn you. O Israel, if only you would obey me! [9] There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god. [10] I am the LORD, your God, the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.' [11] But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me. [12] I gave them over to their stubborn desires; they did what seemed right to them. [13] If only my people would obey me! If only Israel would keep my commands! [14] Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and attack their adversaries." [15] (May those who hate the LORD cower in fear before him. May they be permanently humiliated.) [16] "I would feed Israel the best wheat, and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs."
