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Psalm 81:13–16

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13If only my people would listen to me

and Israel would follow my ways,c

14I would quickly subdue their enemies

and turn my hand against their foes.”d

15Those who hate the Lord

would cower to him;e

their doom would last forever.f

16But he would feed IsraelF with the best wheat.

“I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.”g

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Footnotes

  1. F him

Cross references

  1. cDt 5:29; Is 48:18
  2. dPs 18:47; 47:3; Am 1:8
  3. ePs 18:44; 66:3
  4. fDt 32:35
  5. gNm 18:12; Dt 32:13–14; Ps 147:14

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Oh, that my people would listen to me,

that Israel would walk in my ways!

I would soon subdue their enemies

and turn my hand against their foes.

Those who hate the Lord would cringe toward him,

and their fate would last forever.

But he would feed you with the finest of the wheat,

and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“If my people would only listen to me,

if Israel would only follow my ways,

how quickly I would subdue their enemies

and turn my hand against their foes!

Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him,

and their punishment would last forever.

But you would be fed with the finest of wheat;

with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Oh, that my people would listen to me!

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

How quickly I would then subdue their enemies!

How soon my hands would be upon their foes!

Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him;

they would be doomed forever.

But I would feed you with the finest wheat.

I would satisfy you with wild honey from the rock.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Oh that my people would listen to me;

that Israel would walk in my ways.

I would subdue their enemies quickly,

and turn my hand against their adversaries.

Those who hate Yahweh would cringe before him,

and their fate would be forever.

But he would feed him from the choicest wheat,

and I would satisfy you with honey from a rock.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Oh that my people had hearkened unto me,

And Israel had walked in my ways!

I should soon have subdued their enemies,

And turned my hand against their adversaries.

The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him:

But their time should have endured for ever.

He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat:

And with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.