Psalm 81:8–11
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81:8I said,11 ‘Listen, my people!
I will warn12 you!
O Israel, if only you would obey me!13
81:9There must be14 no other15 god among you.
You must not worship a foreign god.
81:10I am the Lord, your God,
the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide and I will fill it!’
81:11But my people did not obey me;16
Israel did not submit to me.17
Footnotes
- 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.”
- 12 Or perhaps “command.”
- 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.
- 14 The imperfect verbal forms in v. 9 have a modal function, expressing what is obligatory.
- 15 Heb “different”; “illicit.”
- 16 Heb “did not listen to my voice.”
- 17 The Hebrew expression אָבָה לִי (’avah liy) means “submit to me” (see Deut 13:8).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Hear, O my people, while I admonish you!
O Israel, if you would but listen to me!
There shall be no strange god among you;
you shall not bow down to a foreign god.
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.
“But my people did not listen to my voice;
Israel would not submit to me.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Hear me, my people, and I will warn you—
if you would only listen to me, Israel!
You shall have no foreign god among you;
you shall not worship any god other than me.
I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up out of Egypt.
Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.
“But my people would not listen to me;
Israel would not submit to me.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Listen, my people, and I will admonish you.
Israel, if you would only listen to me!
There must not be a strange god among you;
you must not bow down to a foreign god.
I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
“But my people did not listen to my voice;
Israel did not obey me.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
“Listen to me, O my people, while I give you stern warnings.
O Israel, if you would only listen to me!
You must never have a foreign god;
you must not bow down before a false god.
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.
“But no, my people wouldn’t listen.
Israel did not want me around.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Hear, O my people, and I will admonish you;
O Israel, if you would but listen to me.
There shall be no strange god among you,
and you shall not bow down to a foreign god.
I am Yahweh your God,
who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.
But my people did not listen to my voice,
and Israel did not yield to me.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee:
O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
There shall no strange god be in thee;
Neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
I am the Lord thy God,
Which brought thee out of the land of Egypt:
Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
But my people would not hearken to my voice;
And Israel would none of me.
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