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Sing for Joy to God Our Strength

Psalms 81:4

In 11 translations

BSB
For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
KJV
For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
WEB
For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
ASV
For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob.
LSV
For it [is] a statute to Israel, || An ordinance of the God of Jacob.
YLT
For a statute to Israel it [is], An ordinance of the God of Jacob.
DBY
For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob;Elohim
DRC80:5
For it is a commandment in Israel, and a judgment to the God of Jacob.
GNV
For this is a statute for Israel, and a Law of the God of Iaakob.
JPS81:5
For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
LXXE80:5
For this is an ordinance for Israel, and a statute of the God of Jacob.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC81:5
כִּ֤י חֹ֣ק לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ה֑וּא מִ֝שְׁפָּ֗ט לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃KJV:Ps.81.4
LXX-Br80:5
Ὅτι πρόσταγμα τῷ Ἰσραήλ ἐστι, καὶ κρίμα τῷ Θεῷ Ἰακώβ.

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  • 81:5 in some Bibles
  • 81:4 in most Bibles

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