Psalm 81:9–14

9 You shall have no foreign god among you;

you shall not worship any god other than me.

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!

9 There shall no strange god be in thee;

Neither shalt thou worship any strange god.

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.

9 You must never have a foreign god;

you must not bow down before a false god.

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!

9 There shall be no foreign god among you;

Nor shall you worship any foreign god.

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.

9 You must not have foreign gods;

you must not worship any false god.

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.

9 There shall no strange god be in thee;

Neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.

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.

9 There shall no strange •god be in thee, neither shalt thou worship any foreign •god. 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.

9 Never keep any strange god among you. 

Never worship a foreign god. 

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. 

9 There must not be a strange god among you;

you must not bow down to a foreign god.

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.”

9 There shall be no strange god among you;

you shall not bow down to a foreign god.

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.

9 There shall be no strange god among you,

and you shall not bow down to a foreign god.

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.

9 Don’t have anything to do with the gods of other nations.

Don’t bow down and worship strange gods.

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.

9 “Let there be no strange god among you;

Nor shall you worship any foreign god.

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.