Psalms 81:2-5 in English

² Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.

³ Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast-day.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

⁵ He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language that I knew not.

² How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the persons of sinners? Pause.

³ Judge the orphan and poor: do justice to the low and needy.

⁴ Rescue the needy, and deliver the poor out of the hand of the sinner.

⁵ They know not, nor understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth shall be shaken.

² Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

³ Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

⁴ For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

⁵ This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

² Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

³ Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

⁴ For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

⁵ This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

² How long will you° judge unrighteously, and accept the persons of sinners? Pause.

³ Judge the orphan and poor: do justice to the low and needy.

⁴ Rescue the needy, and deliver the poor out of the hand of the sinner.

⁵ They know not, nor understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth shall be shaken.

² Take up the psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

³ Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, at the full moon, on our solemn feast day.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

⁵ He appointed it in Joseph for testimony, when he went out over the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I knew not.

² Start playing the music, and beat the tambourines, and play nice music on the harps and ◄lyres/other stringed instruments►.

³ Blow the trumpets during the festival to celebrate each new moon and each time the moon is full and during our other festivals.

⁴ Do that because that is a law for us Israeli people; God commanded it for us descendants of Jacob.

⁵ He commanded us Israeli people to obey it when he punished the people of Egypt. I heard someone MTY whose voice I did not recognize, saying,

² How long will you° judge unrighteously, and accept the persons of sinners? Pause.

³ Judge the orphan and poor: do justice to the low and needy.

⁴ Rescue the needy, and deliver the poor out of the hand of the sinner.

⁵ They know not, nor understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth shall be shaken.

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

³ Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

⁵ He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know.

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

³ Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

⁵ He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know.

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

³ Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

⁵ He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know.

² Take up the melody, playing on an instrument of music, even on corded instruments.

³ Let the horn be sounded in the time of the new moon, at the full moon, on our holy feast-day:

⁴ For this is a rule for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

⁵ He gave it to Joseph as a witness, when he went out over the land of Egypt; then the words of a strange tongue were sounding in my ears.

² Raise a song, and sound the tambour, the pleasant harp with the lute.

³ Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the set time, on our feast day:

⁴ For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob;

⁵ He ordained it in Joseph for a testimony, when he went forth over the land of Egypt, where I heard a language that I knew not.

² How long will you judge unjustly: and accept the persons of the wicked?

³ Judge for the needy and fatherless: do justice to the humble and the poor.

⁴ Rescue the poor; and deliver the needy out of the hand of the sinner.

⁵ They have not known nor understood: they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth shall be moved.

² Start the song! Play the tambourine, sweet-sounding lyre, and harp.

³ Blow the trumpet at the new moon, and at full moon, to begin our festivals,

⁴ for this is a rule for Israel, a regulation of the God of Jacob.

⁵ God made this statute for Joseph when he opposed the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I didn't know, saying:

² Take the song and bring forth the timbrel, the pleasant harpe with the viole.

³ Blowe the trumpet in the newe moone, euen in the time appointed, at our feast day.

⁴ For this is a statute for Israel, and a Law of the God of Iaakob.

⁵ Hee set this in Ioseph for a testimonie, when hee came out of the land of Egypt, where I heard a language, that I vnderstoode not.

² (81-3) Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery.

³ (81-4) Blow the horn at the new moon, at the full moon for our feast-day.

⁴ (81-5) For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

⁵ (81-6) 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:

² Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.

³ Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, In the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

⁴ For this was a statute for Israel, And a law of the God of Jacob.

⁵ This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out through the land of Egypt: Where I heard a language that I understood not.

² (81:3) Lift up psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

³ (81:4) Blow on the new moon the cornet, at the time appointed, on the day of our feast.

⁴ (81:5) For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance by the God of Jacob.

⁵ (81:6) As a testimony in Joseph did he ordain it, when he went out over the land of Egypt. The language of one I had not known did I hear.

² How long will ye judge unrighteously, And accept the persons of sinners? Pause.

³ Judge the orphan and poor: Do justice to the low and needy.

⁴ Rescue the needy, and deliver the poor Out of the hand of the sinner.

⁵ They know not, nor understand; They walk on in darkness: All the foundations of the earth shall be shaken.

² Raise a song, and strike the timbrel, The sweet-sounding harp, and the psaltery!

³ Blow the trumpet at the new moon; At the full moon, also, on our festal day!

⁴ For this is a statute for Israel, A law of the God of Jacob;

⁵ He appointed it as a memorial in Joseph, When he went out of the land of Egypt, Where he heard a language which he knew not.

² Raise a song, sound the timbrel, sweet lyre and harp.

³ On the new moon blow the horn, at the full moon, the day of our festival.

⁴ For this is a statute for Israel, a ruling of the God of Jacob,

⁵ a witness he set up in Joseph, when he marched against Egypt's land, where he heard an unknown voice say:

² Raise a song, sound the timbrel, sweet lyre and harp.

³ On the new moon blow the horn, at the full moon, the day of our festival.

⁴ For this is a statute for Israel, a ruling of the God of Jacob,

⁵ a witness he set up in Joseph, when he marched against Egypt's land, where he heard an unknown voice say:

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

³ Blow the shofar ·ram horn· at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel God prevails, an judgement of the God of Jacob Supplanter.

⁵ He appointed it in Joseph May he add for a testimony, when he went out over the land of Egypt Abode of slavery, I sh'ma ·heard obeyed· a language that I didn’t know.

² Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

³ Blow the trumpet on the day of the new moon, on the day of the full moon, when our feast day begins.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, a decree given by the God of Jacob.

⁵ He issued it as a regulation in Joseph when he went against the land of Egypt, where I heard a voice that I did not recognize:

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

³ Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

⁵ He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know.

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

³ Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

⁵ He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know.

² Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

³ Blow the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

⁴ For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

⁵ This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

³ Blow the shofar at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

⁵ He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know.

² Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

³ Blow the shofar at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

⁴ For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

⁵ He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know.

² Take ye a psalm, and give ye a tympan; a merry psaltery with an harp.

³ Blow ye with a trump in the new moon; in the noble day of your solemnity.

⁴ For why commandment is in Israel; and doom is to God of Jacob.

⁵ He setted or put that witnessing in Joseph; when he went out of the land of Egypt, he heard a language, that he knew not.

² Take ye a psalm, and give ye a tympan; a merry psaltery with an harp. (Give ye a song, and take ye a drum, or a tambourine; and a merry lute, and a harp.)

³ Blow ye with a trump in the new moon; in the noble day of your solemnity. (Blow ye with a trumpet for the new moon; yea, on the noble day of our solemn feast.)

⁴ For why (this) commandment is in Israel; and doom is to God of Jacob. (For this is a law in Israel; and this ordinance is from the God of Jacob.)

⁵ He setted that witnessing in Joseph; when he went out of the land of Egypt, he heard a language, that he knew not. (He put that command on Joseph; when he went out of the land of Egypt. And I heard a language, that I knew not.)

² Lift up a song, and give out a timbrel, A pleasant harp with psaltery.

³ Blow in the month a trumpet, In the new moon, at the day of our festival,

⁴ For a statute to Israel it is, An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

⁵ A testimony on Joseph He hath placed it, In his going forth over the land of Egypt. A lip, I have not known — I hear.