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¹ Be happy and sing to God, our strength.
    Shout with joy to the God of Jacob.
² Begin the music.
    Play the tambourines.
    Play the pleasant harps and lyres.
³ Blow the ram's horn at the time of the new moon^[a]
    and at the time of the full moon,^[b] when our festival begins.
⁴ This is the law for the people of Israel.
    The God of Jacob gave the command.
⁵ God made this agreement with Joseph's people,
    when he led them out of Egypt.
In a language we didn't understand, God said,
⁶ "I took the load from your shoulder.
    I let you drop the worker's basket.
⁷ When you were in trouble, you called for help, and I set you free.
    I was hidden in the storm clouds, and I answered you.
    I tested you by the water at Meribah.^[c]" Selah

⁸ "My people, I am warning you.
    Israel, listen to me!
⁹ Don't worship any of the false gods
    that the foreigners worship.
¹⁰ I, the Lord, am your God.
    I brought you out of Egypt.
Israel, open your mouth,
    and I will feed you.

¹¹ "But my people did not listen to me.
    Israel did not obey me.
¹² So I let them go their own stubborn way
    and do whatever they wanted.
¹³ If my people would listen to me
    and would live the way I want,
¹⁴ then I would defeat their enemies.
    I would punish those who cause them trouble.
¹⁵ Those who hate the Lord would shake with fear.
    They would be punished forever.
¹⁶ I would give the best wheat to my people.
    I would give them the purest honey, until they were satisfied."