¹ Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob! ² Begin the music, strike the timbrel, 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 festival; ⁴ this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. ⁵ When God went out against Egypt, he established it as a statute for Joseph. I heard an unknown voice say: ⁶ “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. ⁸ Hear me, my people, and I will warn you— if you would only listen to me, Israel!