--- title: Psalms 81 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 81 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/81/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 81 # Psalms 81 17 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [81:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.1/) — לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ עַֽל־הַגִּתִּית לְאָסָֽף׃ — For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph. - [81:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.2/) — הַרְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִים עוּזֵּנוּ הָרִיעוּ לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹֽב׃ — Sing aloud unto God our strength; shout unto the God of Jacob. - [81:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.3/) — שְֽׂאוּ־זִמְרָה וּתְנוּ־תֹף כִּנּוֹר נָעִים עִם־נָֽבֶל׃ — Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery. - [81:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.4/) — תִּקְעוּ בַחֹדֶשׁ שׁוֹפָר בַּכֵּסֶה לְיוֹם חַגֵּֽנוּ׃ — Blow the horn at the new moon, at the full moon for our feast-day. - [81:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.5/) — כִּי חֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא מִשְׁפָּט לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹֽב׃ — For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. - [81:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.6/) — עֵדוּת ׀ בִּֽיהוֹסֵף שָׂמוֹ בְּצֵאתוֹ עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם שְׂפַת לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ — He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, when He went forth against the land of Egypt. The speech of one that I knew not did I hear: - [81:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.7/) — הֲסִירוֹתִי מִסֵּבֶל שִׁכְמוֹ כַּפָּיו מִדּוּד תַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה׃ — 'I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the basket. - [81:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.8/) — בַּצָּרָה קָרָאתָ וָאֲחַלְּצֶךָּ אֶעֶנְךָ בְּסֵתֶר רַעַם אֶבְחָֽנְךָ עַל־מֵי מְרִיבָה סֶֽלָה׃ — Thou didst call in trouble, and I rescued thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. - [81:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.9/) — שְׁמַע עַמִּי וְאָעִידָה בָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אִם־תִּֽשְׁמַֽע־לִֽי׃ — Hear, O My people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto Me! - [81:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.10/) — לֹֽא־יִהְיֶה בְךָ אֵל זָר וְלֹא תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לְאֵל נֵכָֽר׃ — There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any foreign god. - [81:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.11/) — אָנֹכִי ׀ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הַֽמַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם הַרְחֶב־פִּיךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃ — I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt; open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. - [81:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.12/) — וְלֹא־שָׁמַע עַמִּי לְקוֹלִי וְיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־אָבָה לִֽי׃ — But My people hearkened not to My voice; and Israel would none of Me. - [81:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.13/) — וָֽאֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ בִּשְׁרִירוּת לִבָּם יֵלְכוּ בְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ — So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, that they might walk in their own counsels. - [81:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.14/) — לוּ עַמִּי שֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּדְרָכַי יְהַלֵּֽכוּ׃ — Oh that My people would hearken unto Me, that Israel would walk in My ways! - [81:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.15/) — כִּמְעַט אוֹיְבֵיהֶם אַכְנִיעַ וְעַל צָרֵיהֶם אָשִׁיב יָדִֽי׃ — I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn My hand against their adversaries. - [81:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.16/) — מְשַׂנְאֵי יְהוָה יְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־לוֹ וִיהִי עִתָּם לְעוֹלָֽם׃ — The haters of the LORD should dwindle away before Him; and their punishment should endure for ever. - [81:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.81.17/) — וַֽיַּאֲכִילֵהוּ מֵחֵלֶב חִטָּה וּמִצּוּר דְּבַשׁ אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃ — They should also be fed with the fat of wheat; and with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.' - ← previous: [Psalms 80](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/80/) - next →: [Psalms 82](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/82/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)