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Psalm 81:11–12

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81:11But my people did not obey me;16

Israel did not submit to me.17

81:12I gave them over to their stubborn desires;18

they did what seemed right to them.19

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Footnotes

  1. 16 Heb “did not listen to my voice.”
  2. 17 The Hebrew expression אָבָה לִי (’avah liy) means “submit to me” (see Deut 13:8).
  3. 18 Heb “and I sent him away in the stubbornness of their heart.”
  4. 19 Heb “they walked in their counsel.” The prefixed verbal form is either preterite (“walked”) or a customary imperfect (“were walking”).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“But my people did not listen to my voice;

Israel would not submit to me.

So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts,

to follow their own counsels.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“But my people would not listen to me;

Israel would not submit to me.

So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts

to follow their own devices.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“But my people did not listen to my voice;

Israel did not obey me.

So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts

to follow their own plans.

NLTNew Living Translation

“But no, my people wouldn’t listen.

Israel did not want me around.

So I let them follow their own stubborn desires,

living according to their own ideas.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But my people did not listen to my voice,

and Israel did not yield to me.

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

they walked in their counsels.

KJV 1900King James Version

But my people would not hearken to my voice;

And Israel would none of me.

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

And they walked in their own counsels.