PSALMS 诗篇081

PSALM¹ 81
1Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!
2Begin the music, strike the tambourine², play the melodious³ harp⁴ and lyre.
3Sound the ram's horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our Feast;
4this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance⁵ of the God of Jacob.
5He established it as a statute⁶ for Joseph when he went out against Egypt, where we heard a language we did not understand.
6He says, "I removed the burden from their shoulders; their hands were set free from the basket.
7In your distress⁷ you called and I rescued you, I answered you out of a thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
8"Hear, O my people, and I will warn you- if you would but listen to me, O Israel!
9You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to an alien god.
10I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.
11"But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me.
12So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
13"If my people would but listen to me, if Israel would follow my ways,
14how quickly would I subdue⁸ their enemies and turn my hand against their foes⁹!
15Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.
16But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you."

1 psalm   

n.赞美诗，圣诗

参考例句：

• The clergyman began droning the psalm.牧师开始以单调而低沈的语调吟诵赞美诗。
• The minister droned out the psalm.牧师喃喃地念赞美诗。

2 tambourine   

n.铃鼓，手鼓

参考例句：

• A stew without an onion is like a dance without a tambourine.烧菜没有洋葱就像跳舞没有手鼓。
• He is really good at playing tambourine.他很擅长演奏铃鼓。

3 melodious   

adj.旋律美妙的，调子优美的，音乐性的

参考例句：

• She spoke in a quietly melodious voice.她说话轻声细语，嗓音甜美。
• Everybody was attracted by her melodious voice.大家都被她悦耳的声音吸引住了。

4 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

5 ordinance   

n.法令；条令；条例

参考例句：

• The Ordinance of 1785 provided the first land grants for educational purposes.1785年法案为教育目的提供了第一批土地。
• The city passed an ordinance compelling all outdoor lighting to be switched off at 9.00 PM.该市通过一条法令强令晚上九点关闭一切室外照明。

6 statute   

n.成文法，法令，法规；章程，规则，条例

参考例句：

• Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
• The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。

7 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

8 subdue   

vt.制服，使顺从，征服；抑制，克制

参考例句：

• She tried to subdue her anger.她尽力压制自己的怒火。
• He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。

9 foes   

敌人，仇敌( foe的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They steadily pushed their foes before them. 他们不停地追击敌人。
• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。