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1Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

1Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth!

2I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

2I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old,

3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

3things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us.

4We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

4We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.

5For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

5He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children,

6That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

6that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children,

7That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

7so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments;

8And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

8and that they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

9The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

9The Ephraimites, armed with the bow, turned back on the day of battle.

10They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

10They did not keep God’s covenant, but refused to walk according to his law.

11And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

11They forgot his works and the wonders that he had shown them.

12Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

12In the sight of their fathers he performed wonders in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.

13He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

13He divided the sea and let them pass through it, and made the waters stand like a heap.

14In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

14In the daytime he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a fiery light.

15He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

15He split rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep.

16He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

16He made streams come out of the rock and caused waters to flow down like rivers.

17And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

17Yet they sinned still more against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.

18And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

18They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved.

19Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

19They spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the wilderness?

20Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

20He struck the rock so that water gushed out and streams overflowed. Can he also give bread or provide meat for his people?”

21Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

21Therefore, when the LORD heard, he was full of wrath; a fire was kindled against Jacob; his anger rose against Israel,

22Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

22because they did not believe in God and did not trust his saving power.

23Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

23Yet he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,

24And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

24and he rained down on them manna to eat and gave them the grain of heaven.

25Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.

25Man ate of the bread of the angels; he sent them food in abundance.

26He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.

26He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens, and by his power he led out the south wind;

27He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

27he rained meat on them like dust, winged birds like the sand of the seas;

28And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

28he let them fall in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.

29So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

29And they ate and were well filled, for he gave them what they craved.

30They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

30But before they had satisfied their craving, while the food was still in their mouths,

31The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

31the anger of God rose against them, and he killed the strongest of them and laid low the young men of Israel.

32For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

32In spite of all this, they still sinned; despite his wonders, they did not believe.

33Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

33So he made their days vanish like a breath, and their years in terror.

34When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God.

34When he killed them, they sought him; they repented and sought God earnestly.

35And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

35They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their redeemer.

36Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

36But they flattered him with their mouths; they lied to him with their tongues.

37For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

37Their heart was not steadfast toward him; they were not faithful to his covenant.

38But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

38Yet he, being compassionate, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them; he restrained his anger often and did not stir up all his wrath.

39For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

39He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes and comes not again.

40How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

40How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the desert!

41Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

41They tested God again and again and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

42They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

42They did not remember his power or the day when he redeemed them from the foe,

43How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:

43when he performed his signs in Egypt and his marvels in the fields of Zoan.

44And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

44He turned their rivers to blood, so that they could not drink of their streams.

45He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

45He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them, and frogs, which destroyed them.

46He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

46He gave their crops to the destroying locust and the fruit of their labor to the locust.

47He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.

47He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamores with frost.

48He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

48He gave over their cattle to the hail and their flocks to thunderbolts.

49He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

49He let loose on them his burning anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, a company of destroying angels.

50He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

50He made a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death, but gave their lives over to the plague.

51And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

51He struck down every firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham.

52But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

52Then he led out his people like sheep and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

53And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

53He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

54And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.

54And he brought them to his holy land, to the mountain which his right hand had won.

55He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

55He drove out nations before them; he apportioned them for a possession and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

56Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

56Yet they tested and rebelled against the Most High God and did not keep his testimonies,

57But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

57but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers; they twisted like a deceitful bow.

58For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

58For they provoked him to anger with their high places; they moved him to jealousy with their idols.

59When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

59When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel.

60So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;

60He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among mankind,

61And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand.

61and delivered his power to captivity, his glory to the hand of the foe.

62He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.

62He gave his people over to the sword and vented his wrath on his heritage.

63The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

63Fire devoured their young men, and their young women had no marriage song.

64Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

64Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows made no lamentation.

65Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a strong man shouting because of wine.

66And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

66And he put his adversaries to rout; he put them to everlasting shame.

67Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

67He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,

68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

68but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves.

69And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

69He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever.

70He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

70He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds;

71From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

71from following the nursing ewes he brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, Israel his inheritance.

72So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

72With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hand.

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