1For the Conductor, upon the gittit,1 by Asaph.
2Sing joyously to God, our strength; sound the shofar to the God of Jacob.
3Raise your voice in song, sound the drum, the pleasant harp, and the lyre.
4Blow the shofar on the New Month, on the designated day of our Holy Day;
5for it is a decree for Israel, a ruling of the God of Jacob.
6He ordained it as a precept for Joseph when he went forth over the land of Egypt; I heard a language which I did not know.
7I have taken his shoulder from the burden; his hands were removed from the pot.2
8In distress you called and I delivered you; [you called] in secret, and I answered you with thunderous wonders; I tested you at the waters of Merivah, Selah.
9Hear, My people, and I will admonish you; Israel, if you would only listen to Me!
10You shall have no alien god within you, nor shall you bow down to a foreign deity.
11I am the Lord your God who brought you up from the land of Egypt; open wide your mouth, [state all your desires,] and I shall grant them.
12But My people did not heed My voice; Israel did not want [to listen to] Me.
13So I sent them away for the willfulness of their heart, for following their [evil] design.
14If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would only walk in My ways,
15then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and turn My hand against their oppressors.
16Those who hate the Lord would shrivel before Him, and the time [of their retribution] shall be forever.
17I would feed him [Israel] with the finest of wheat, and sate you with honey from the rock.