Wednesday, May 29th | Psalm 81:1-10

Passage:
1 Sing for joy to God our strength;
shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.
2 Lift up a song—play the tambourine,
the melodious lyre, and the harp.
3 Blow the ram’s horn on the day of our feasts
during the new moon
and during the full moon.
4 For this is a statute for Israel,
an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

5 He set it up as a decree for Joseph
when he went throughout the land of Egypt.
I heard an unfamiliar language:
6 “I relieved his shoulder from the burden;
his hands were freed from carrying the basket.
7 You called out in distress, and I rescued you;
I answered you from the thundercloud.
I tested you at the Waters of Meribah. Selah
8 Listen, my people, and I will admonish you.
Israel, if you would only listen to me!
9 There must not be a strange god among you;
you must not bow down to a foreign god.
10 I am the LORD your God,
who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
(Psalm 81:1-10 CSB)

Song:
Psalm 81 by Poor Bishop Hooper

Lyrics:
Sing aloud to God, our strength
Shout for joy to the God of Jacob
Raise a song, sound the tambourine
With the lyre and harp

Blow the horn on the Day of Feasts
To the moon for it is a statute
This is Israel's decree
From the land of Egypt

And I hear a language that I had not known
I hear a language that I had not known
Oh, I hear a language that I had not known
I hear a language that I had not known

"I delivered your shoulder from the burden you were carrying
I answered your distress from the secret place of thundering
Listen, listen, My people, to My warning
Listen, listen, My people, to My warning
There will be no strange and foreign gods among you
For I am the Lord, your God
There will be no strange and foreign gods among you
For I am the Lord, your God
There will be no strange and foreign gods among you
For I am the Lord, your God"

I would feed you with the finest wheat
With honey from the rock, so satisfying
I would feed you with the finest wheat
With honey from the rock, so satisfying
I would feed you with the finest wheat
With honey from the rock, so satisfying
I would feed you with the finest wheat
With honey from the rock, so satisfying

Abbreviated Passage:
1 Sing for joy to God our strength;
shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.
2 Lift up a song—play the tambourine,
the melodious lyre, and the harp.
3 Blow the ram’s horn on the day of our feasts
during the new moon
and during the full moon.
4 For this is a statute for Israel,
an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

Prayer:
Lord, my mind has no inclination to fix itself on you and your worthiness, purity, and beauty. My thoughts attach to useless things. Help me turn them toward you and your grace habitually, all day, so that I can “make music in my heart” (Ephesians 5:19) to you. Amen.
-Tim Keller