Self-interpreting Bible

0 To the chief Musician upon ^aGittith, A Psalm ¹of Asaph.

• a: Psalms 8 , Psalms 84
• 1: Or, for Asaph. Ps. 73. , Psalms 73

1 SING aloud ^bunto God ^cour strength: ^dmake a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

• b: Ps. 149:5 , Ps. 150:5
• c: 2Sa. 22:2 , 2Sa. 22:3 , Ps. 28:8 , Jn. 15:5 , Phi. 4:13
• d: Ps. 33:1 - 3 , Ps. 47:1 - 7 , Ps. 66:1 , Psalms 95 - 100 , Psalms 149 , Psalms 150

2 Take a psalm, and bring ^*hither the ^*timbrel, the pleasant harp with the ^*psaltery.

• *: hither-here, to this place. , timbrel-type of tambourine or drum. , psaltery-stringed instrument.

3 Blow up the ^etrumpet ^fin the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

• e: Le. 25:9 , 1Ch. 15:24 , 1Ch. 15:28
• f: Nu. 10:10 , Numbers 28 , Numbers 29 , Leviticus 23 , De. 16:16 , 2Ki. 4:23

4 For ^gthis was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

• g: Nu. 10:10 , Ex. 12:18 , Ex. 12:19 , Le. 23:24 , Le. 23:26 , Le. 23:34

5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when ^hhe went out ²through the land of Egypt: where ⁱI heard a language that I understood not.

• h: Ex. 11:4
• 2: Or, against.
• i: Ps. 114:1 , Ge. 42:23 , De. 28:49 , Je. 5:15 , Is. 28:11

6 I ^jremoved his shoulder from the burden: his hands ³were delivered from the pots.

• j: Is. 9:4 , Is. 10:27 , Ex. 1:11 , Ex. 1:14 , Ex. 6:6 , Ps. 68:13
• 3: Heb. passed away.

7 Thou ^kcalledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the ^lsecret place of thunder: ^mI ^*proved thee at the waters of ⁴Meribah. Selah.

• k: Ex. 2:23 , Ex. 3:7 - 10 , Ex. 14:10 , Ex. 14:11 , Ps. 50:15 , Ps. 91:14 , Ps. 91:15
• l: Ex. 14:24 , Ex. 19:19
• m: Ex. 17:2 - 7 , Nu. 20:13
• *: proved-tested, tried.
• 4: Or, strife.

8 Hear, ⁿO my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, ^oif thou wilt hearken unto me;

• n: Ps. 50:7 , De. 4:26 , De. 31:28 , Is. 55:3 , Is. 55:6 , Is. 55:7
• o: Ex. 15:26 , Ps. 81:13

9 There ^pshall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.

• p: Ex. 20:3 , 1Co. 8:4 , 1Co. 8:5 , De. 4:19 , De. 4:25 , De. 6:13 , De. 6:14 , Ho. 14:8 , 1Jn. 5:21 , Ps. 44:20

10 ^qI am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: ^ropen thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

• q: Ex. 20:2 , Je. 31:33 , Je. 3:14 , Je. 11:4 , Je. 24:7 , Je. 30:22
• r: Mat. 7:7 , Mat. 7:11 , Jn. 15:7 , Ps. 37:4 , Ps. 36:8 , Ps. 65:4 , Ps. 65:7 , Ep. 3:19 , Ep. 3:20 , Is. 45:11 , Je. 31:14 , Je. 31:25

11 But ^smy people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

• s: De. 32:15 , De. 32:18 , Ho. 11:2 , Pr. 1:25 , Pr. 1:30 , He. 10:29 , Zec. 7:11 , Zec. 11:8

12 So ^tI gave them up ⁵unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

• t: Ac. 7:42 , Ro. 1:24 , Ro. 1:26 , Is. 30:1 , Job 8:4
• 5: Or, to the hardness of their hearts, or imaginations.

13 Oh ^uthat my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!

• u: De. 5:29 , De. 32:29 , Is. 48:18 , Mat. 23:37 , Lu. 19:41 , Lu. 19:42

14 I should soon have subdued ^vtheir enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

• v: Ps. 83:2 - 8 , Ju. 3:3

15 The haters of the LORD should have ⁶submitted themselves unto him: ^wbut their time should have endured for ever.

• 6: Or, yielded feigned obedience. Heb. lied. Ps. 18.44; 66.3. , Ps. 18:44 , Ps. 66:3
• w: Ps. 102:28 , Is. 65:22 , 3:20

16 He ^xshould have fed them also ⁷with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.

• x: Is. 1:19 , De. 32:13 , De. 32:14 , Ps. 147:14 , 1Sa. 14:25 , 1Sa. 14:26 , Job 29:6
• 7: Heb. with the fat of wheat.