BlessGodin the congregations,[Even] the LORD,[you who are] of the fountainof Israel.
"Hearthis,O houseof Jacob,who are namedIsraelAnd who cameforthfrom the loinsof Judah,Who swearby the nameof the LORDAnd invokethe Godof Israel,[But] not in truthnorin righteousness.
"So Israeldwellsin security,The fountainof Jacobsecluded,In a landof grainand newwine;His heavensalsodropdowndew.
Praisethe LORD!I will givethanksto the LORDwith all[my] heart,In the companyof the uprightand in the assembly.
My footstandson a levelplace;In the congregationsI shall blessthe LORD.
Should your springsbe dispersedabroad,Streamsof waterin the streets?
Let them extolHim also in the congregationof the people,And praiseHim at the seatof the elders.
Miriamthe prophetess,Aaron'ssister,tookthe timbrelin her hand,and allthe womenwentout afterher with timbrelsand with dancing.
Then those who singas well as those who playthe flutes[shall say], "Allmy springs[of joy] are in you."
