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Psalm 81:8

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81:8I said,11 ‘Listen, my people!

I will warn12 you!

O Israel, if only you would obey me!13

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Footnotes

  1. 11 The words “I said” are supplied in the translation for clarification. Verses 8–10 appear to recall what the Lord commanded the generation of Israelites that experienced the events described in v. 7. Note the statement in v. 11, “my people did not listen to me.”
  2. 12 Or perhaps “command.”
  3. 13 The Hebrew particle אִם (“if”) and following prefixed verbal form here express a wish ( §109.b). Note that the apodosis (the “then” clause of the conditional sentence) is suppressed.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Hear, O my people, while I admonish you!

O Israel, if you would but listen to me!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Hear me, my people, and I will warn you—

if you would only listen to me, Israel!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Listen, my people, and I will admonish you.

Israel, if you would only listen to me!

NLTNew Living Translation

“Listen to me, O my people, while I give you stern warnings.

O Israel, if you would only listen to me!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Hear, O my people, and I will admonish you;

O Israel, if you would but listen to me.

KJV 1900King James Version

Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee:

O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;