Psalm 81 - Good Friday

Psalm 81

For the director of music. According to gittith. Of Asaph. ^[a]

1 Sing for joy to God our strength;
shout aloud to the God of Jacob!

2 Begin the music, strike the tambourine,
play the melodious harp and lyre.

3 Sound the ram's horn at the New Moon,
and when the moon is full, on the day of our Feast;

4 this is a decree for Israel,
an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

5 He established it as a statute for Joseph
when he went out against Egypt,
where we heard a language we did not understand. ^[b]

6 He says, "I removed the burden from their shoulders;
their hands were set free from the basket.

7 In your distress you called and I rescued you,
I answered you out of a thundercloud;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
Selah

8 "Hear, O my people, and I will warn you—
if you would but listen to me, O Israel!

9 You shall have no foreign god among you;
you shall not bow down to an alien god.

10 I am the LORD your God,
who brought you up out of Egypt.
Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.

11 "But my people would not listen to me;
Israel would not submit to me.

12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own devices.

13 "If my people would but listen to me,
if Israel would follow my ways,

14 how quickly would I subdue their enemies
and turn my hand against their foes!

15 Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him,
and their punishment would last forever.

16 But you would be fed with the finest of wheat;
with honey from the rock I would satisfy you."

Chin Ling: Test and see Open wide your mouth, God will fill it, with honey in the rock, he will satisfy us! Thank You Lord, for your promise! In Jesus Name, Amen!

Huijuan: "I will remove the burden from them" Thank You God!!! yday's nite session with the violin music makes me feel like in heaven. so nice. I have chosen to have God's presence.

Crow: this phrase caught my attention, "if my people would but listen to me".. i think God's plans for us are always the best for us, yet many times we do not listen to Him and end up going one big round..... well that's the case for me, to learn the hard way... at the end of it when i come back to the cross, just feel like Jesus is saying, "aiyo crow, if you would but listen to me, it would have been much simpler!" haa... yup! Lord teach me to listen to you at all times so that i may walk in your will for my life... Thank u Lord

Dellia: I'm reminded to praise God...praise Him with everything! Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.