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Psalm 81:6-15
English Standard Version
Psalm 81:6-15
English Standard Version
6 “I (A)relieved your[a] shoulder of (B)the burden;
your hands were freed from the basket.
7 In distress you (C)called, and I delivered you;
I (D)answered you in the secret place of thunder;
I (E)tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
8 (F)Hear, O my people, while I admonish you!
O Israel, if you would but listen to me!
9 There shall be no (G)strange god among you;
you shall not bow down to a (H)foreign god.
10 (I)I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
(J)Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
11 “But my people did not listen to my voice;
Israel (K)would not submit to me.
12 So I (L)gave them over to their (M)stubborn hearts,
to follow their own (N)counsels.
13 (O)Oh, that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would (P)walk in my ways!
14 I would soon subdue their enemies
and (Q)turn my hand against their foes.
15 Those who hate the Lord would (R)cringe toward him,
and their fate would last forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 81:6 Hebrew his; also next line
Psalm 81:6-15
New International Version
Psalm 81:6-15
New International Version
6 “I removed the burden(A) from their shoulders;(B)
their hands were set free from the basket.
7 In your distress you called(C) and I rescued you,
I answered(D) you out of a thundercloud;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.[a](E)
8 Hear me, my people,(F) and I will warn you—
if you would only listen to me, Israel!
9 You shall have no foreign god(G) 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.(H)
Open(I) wide your mouth and I will fill(J) it.
Footnotes
- Psalm 81:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
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