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Psalm 81:1-2, 4-5, 11-13, 15-16 Psalm 83:1, 13, 15-16, 18 Psalm 82:1, 3-5, 8 Sing aloud to God our strength; Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob. God stands in the congregation of the mighty; He judges among the gods. Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God! Raise a song and strike the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the lute. Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. For this is a statute for Israel, A law of the God of Jacob. Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked. This He established in Joseph as a testimony, When He went throughout the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language I did not understand. They do not know, nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are unstable. Arise, O God, judge the earth; For You shall inherit all nations. “But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me. So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels. “Oh, that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways! O my God, make them like the whirling dust, Like the chaff before the wind! The haters of the Lord would pretend submission to Him, But their fate would endure forever. So pursue them with Your tempest, And frighten them with Your storm. He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat; And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you.” Fill their faces with shame, That they may seek Your name, O Lord. That they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord, Are the Most High over all the earth.