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Psalm 81:10–14

10  zI am the Lord your God,

who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

aOpen your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

11  “But my people did not listen to my voice;

Israel bwould not submit to me.

12  So I cgave them over to their dstubborn hearts,

to follow their own ecounsels.

13  fOh, that my people would listen to me,

that Israel would gwalk in my ways!

14  I would soon subdue their enemies

and hturn my hand against their foes.

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Psalm 81:10–14 — The New International Version (NIV)

10 I 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.

12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts

to follow their own devices.

13 “If my people would only listen to me,

if Israel would only follow my ways,

14 how quickly I would subdue their enemies

and turn my hand against their foes!

Psalm 81:10–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

10 I am the Lord thy God,

Which brought thee out of the land of Egypt:

Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

11 But my people would not hearken to my voice;

And Israel would none of me.

12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust:

And they walked in their own counsels.

13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me,

And Israel had walked in my ways!

14 I should soon have subdued their enemies,

And turned my hand against their adversaries.

Psalm 81:10–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

10 For it was I, the Lord your God,

who rescued you from the land of Egypt.

Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.

11 “But no, my people wouldn’t listen.

Israel did not want me around.

12 So I let them follow their own stubborn desires,

living according to their own ideas.

13 Oh, that my people would listen to me!

Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths!

14 How quickly I would then subdue their enemies!

How soon my hands would be upon their foes!

Psalm 81:10–14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

10 I am the Lord your God,

Who brought you out of the land of Egypt;

Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

11 “But My people would not heed My voice,

And Israel would have none of Me.

12 So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart,

To walk in their own counsels.

13 “Oh, that My people would listen to Me,

That Israel would walk in My ways!

14 I would soon subdue their enemies,

And turn My hand against their adversaries.

Psalm 81:10–14 — New Century Version (NCV)

10 I, the Lord, am your God,

who brought you out of Egypt.

Open your mouth and I will feed you.

11 “But my people did not listen to me;

Israel did not want me.

12 So I let them go their stubborn way

and follow their own advice.

13 I wish my people would listen to me;

I wish Israel would live my way.

14 Then I would quickly defeat their enemies

and turn my hand against their foes.

Psalm 81:10–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

10 I am Jehovah thy God,

Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt:

Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

11 But my people hearkened not to my voice;

And Israel would none of me.

12 So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart,

That they might walk in their own counsels.

13 Oh that my people would hearken unto me,

That Israel would walk in my ways!

14 I would soon subdue their enemies,

And turn my hand against their adversaries.

Psalm 81:10–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

10 I am Jehovah thy God, that brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11 But my people hearkened not to my voice, and Israel would none of me. 12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ stubbornness: they walked after their own counsels. 13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, that Israel had walked in my ways! 14 I would soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

Psalm 81:10–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

10 I am the Lord your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt. 

Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. 

11 “But my people did not listen to me. 

Israel wanted nothing to do with me. 

12 So I let them go their own stubborn ways 

and follow their own advice. 

13 If only my people would listen to me! 

If only Israel would follow me! 

14 I would quickly defeat their enemies. 

I would turn my power against their foes. 

Psalm 81:10–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

10 I am Yahweh your God,

who brought you up from the land of Egypt.

Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

11 “But My people did not listen to Me;

Israel did not obey Me.

12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts

to follow their own plans.

13 If only My people would listen to Me

and Israel would follow My ways,

14 I would quickly subdue their enemies

and turn My hand against their foes.”

Psalm 81:10–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

10 I am the Lord your God,

who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

11 “But my people did not listen to my voice;

Israel would not submit to me.

12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts,

to follow their own counsels.

13 O that my people would listen to me,

that Israel would walk in my ways!

14 Then I would quickly subdue their enemies,

and turn my hand against their foes.

Psalm 81:10–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

10 I am Yahweh your God,

who brought you up from the land of Egypt.

Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.

11 But my people did not listen to my voice,

and Israel did not yield to me.

12 So I let them go in the stubbornness of their heart;

they walked in their counsels.

13 Oh that my people would listen to me;

that Israel would walk in my ways.

14 I would subdue their enemies quickly,

and turn my hand against their adversaries.

Psalm 81:10–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

10 I am the Lord your God.

I brought you up out of Egypt.

Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.

11 “But my people wouldn’t listen to me.

Israel wouldn’t obey me.

12 So I let them go their own stubborn way.

I let them follow their own sinful plans.

13 “I wish my people would listen to me!

I wish Israel would live as I want them to live!

14 Then I would quickly bring their enemies under control.

I would use my power against their attackers.

Psalm 81:10–14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

10 “I, the Lord, am your God,

Who brought you up from the land of Egypt;

Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

11 “But My people did not listen to My voice,

And Israel did not obey Me.

12 “So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their heart,

To walk in their own devices.

13 Oh that My people would listen to Me,

That Israel would walk in My ways!

14 “I would quickly subdue their enemies

And turn My hand against their adversaries.


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