Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalms 81:1-6 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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 horn on the day of our feasts during the new moon and during the full moon.

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

5. He set it up as an ordinance for Josephwhen 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.