Berean Interlinear
Psalm
Chapter 81
                                                            For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ
For the choirmaster .
For the choirmaster .
        
        ‘al-
According to
According to
        
        hag·git·tîṯ
Gittith .
Gittith .
        
        lə·’ā·sāp̄
Of Asaph .
Of Asaph .
        
        har·nî·nū
Sing for joy
Sing for joy
        
        lê·lō·hîm
to God
to God
        
        ‘ūz·zê·nū
our strength ;
our strength ;
        
        hā·rî·‘ū
make a joyful noise
make a joyful noise
        
        lê·lō·hê
to the God
to the God
        
        ya·‘ă·qōḇ
of Jacob .
                            of Jacob .
                                                            Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        tiq·‘ū
Sound
Sound
        
        šō·w·p̄ār
the ram’s horn
the ram’s horn
        
        ḇa·ḥō·ḏeš
at the New Moon ,
at the New Moon ,
        
        bak·kê·seh
[and] at the full moon
[and] at the full moon
        
        lə·yō·wm
on the day
on the day
        
        ḥag·gê·nū
of our Feast .
                            of our Feast .
                                                            For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        kî
For
For
        
        hū
this
this
        
        ḥōq
is a statute
is a statute
        
        lə·yiś·rā·’êl
for Israel ,
for Israel ,
        
        miš·pāṭ
an ordinance
an ordinance
        
        lê·lō·hê
of the God
of the God
        
        ya·‘ă·qōḇ
of Jacob .
                            of Jacob .
                                                            He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        śā·mōw
He ordained it
He ordained it
        
        ‘ê·ḏūṯ
as a testimony
as a testimony
        
        bî·hō·w·sêp̄
for Joseph
for Joseph
        
        bə·ṣê·ṯōw
when he went out
when he went out
        
        ‘al-
over
over
        
        ’e·reṣ
the land
the land
        
        miṣ·rā·yim
of Egypt ,
of Egypt ,
        
        ’eš·mā‘
[where] I heard
[where] I heard
        
        lō-
an unfamiliar
an unfamiliar
        
        yā·ḏa‘·tî
. . .
. . .
        
        śə·p̄aṯ
language :
                            language :
                                                            “I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        hă·sî·rō·w·ṯî
“ I relieved
“ I relieved
        
        šiḵ·mōw
his shoulder
his shoulder
        
        mis·sê·ḇel
of the burden ;
of the burden ;
        
        kap·pāw
his hands
his hands
        
        ta·‘ă·ḇō·rə·nāh
were freed
were freed
        
        mid·dūḏ
from the basket .
                            from the basket .
                                                            You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        qā·rā·ṯā
You called out
You called out
        
        baṣ·ṣā·rāh
in distress ,
in distress ,
        
        wā·’ă·ḥal·lə·ṣe·kā
and I rescued you ;
and I rescued you ;
        
        ’e·‘en·ḵā
I answered
I answered
        
        bə·sê·ṯer
you from the cloud
you from the cloud
        
        ra·‘am
of thunder ;
of thunder ;
        
        ’eḇ·ḥā·nə·ḵā
I tested
I tested
        
        ‘al-
you at
you at
        
        mê
the waters
the waters
        
        mə·rî·ḇāh
of Meribah .
of Meribah .
        
        se·lāh
Selah
                            Selah
                                                            Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        šə·ma‘
Hear ,
Hear ,
        
        ‘am·mî
O My people ,
O My people ,
        
        wə·’ā·‘î·ḏāh
and I will warn
and I will warn
        
        bāḵ
you :
you :
        
        yiś·rā·’êl
O Israel ,
O Israel ,
        
        ’im-
if only
if only
        
        tiš·ma‘-
you would listen
you would listen
        
        lî
to Me !
                            to Me !
                                                            There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        ’ā·nō·ḵî
I
I
        
        Yah·weh
am the LORD
am the LORD
        
        ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā
your God ,
your God ,
        
        ham·ma·‘al·ḵā
who brought you up
who brought you up
        
        mê·’e·reṣ
vvv
vvv
        
        miṣ·rā·yim
out of Egypt .
out of Egypt .
        
        pî·ḵā
Open wide your mouth
Open wide your mouth
        
        har·ḥeḇ-
. . . ,
. . . ,
        
        wa·’ă·mal·’ê·hū
and I will fill it .
                            and I will fill it .
                                                            But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        wā·’ă·šal·lə·ḥê·hū
So I gave them up
So I gave them up
        
        biš·rî·rūṯ
to their stubborn
to their stubborn
        
        lib·bām
hearts
hearts
        
        yê·lə·ḵū
to follow
to follow
        
        bə·mō·w·‘ă·ṣō·w·ṯê·hem
their own devices .
                            their own devices .
                                                            If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        lū
If only
If only
        
        ‘am·mî
My people
My people
        
        šō·mê·a‘
would listen
would listen
        
        lî
to Me ,
to Me ,
        
        yiś·rā·’êl
if Israel
if Israel
        
        yə·hal·lê·ḵū
would follow
would follow
        
        biḏ·rā·ḵay
My ways ,
                            My ways ,
                                                            how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        kim·‘aṭ
how soon
how soon
        
        ’aḵ·nî·a‘
I would subdue
I would subdue
        
        ’ō·wy·ḇê·hem
their enemies
their enemies
        
        ’ā·šîḇ
and turn
and turn
        
        yā·ḏî
My hand
My hand
        
        wə·‘al
against
against
        
        ṣā·rê·hem
their foes !
                            their foes !
                                                            Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        mə·śan·’ê
Those who hate
Those who hate
        
        Yah·weh
the LORD
the LORD
        
        yə·ḵa·ḥă·šū-
would feign obedience
would feign obedience
        
        lōw
,
,
        
        ‘it·tām
and their doom
and their doom
        
        wî·hî
would last forever
would last forever
        
        lə·‘ō·w·lām
. . . .
                            . . . .
                                                            But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        way·ya·’ă·ḵî·lê·hū
But I would feed you
But I would feed you
        
        mê·ḥê·leḇ
the finest
the finest
        
        ḥiṭ·ṭāh
wheat ;
wheat ;
        
        də·ḇaš
with honey
with honey
        
        ū·miṣ·ṣūr
from the rock
from the rock
        
        ’aś·bî·‘e·ḵā
I would satisfy you . ”
                            I would satisfy you . ”