1 Shout for joy to God our defender;sing praise to the God of Jacob!
2 Start the music and beat the tambourines;play pleasant music on the harps and the lyres.
3 Blow the trumpet for the festival,when the moon is new and when the moon is full.
4 This is the law in Israel,an order from the God of Jacob.
5 He gave it to the people of Israelwhen he attacked the land of Egypt.I hear an unknown voice saying,
6 “I took the burdens off your backs;I let you put down your loads of bricks.
7 When you were in trouble, you called to me, and I saved you.From my hiding place in the storm, I answered you.I put you to the test at the springs of Meribah.
8 Listen, my people, to my warning;Israel, how I wish you would listen to me!
9 You must never worship another god.
10 I am the Lord your God,who brought you out of Egypt.Open your mouth, and I will feed you.
11 “But my people would not listen to me;Israel would not obey me.
12 So I let them go their stubborn waysand do whatever they wanted.
13 How I wish my people would listen to me;how I wish they would obey me!
14 I would quickly defeat their enemiesand conquer all their foes.
15 Those who hate me would bow in fear before me;their punishment would last forever.
16 But I would feed you with the finest wheatand satisfy you with wild honey.”