¹For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. ²Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, ³Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, ⁴For this is a statute for Israel, ⁵He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph ⁶“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; ⁷You called out in distress, and I rescued you; ⁸Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: ⁹There must be no strange god among you, ¹⁰I am the LORD your God, ¹¹But My people would not listen to Me, ¹²So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts ¹³If only My people would listen to Me, ¹⁴how soon I would subdue their enemies ¹⁵Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, ¹⁶But I would feed you the finest wheat;