(A)Hear, My people, and I will admonish you;
Israel, if you (B)would listen to Me!
There shall be no (C)strange god among you;
Nor shall you worship a foreign god.
10 (D)I, the Lord, am your God,
Who brought you up from the land of Egypt;
(E)Open your mouth wide and I will (F)fill it.

11 “But My people (G)did not listen to My voice,
And Israel did not [a]obey Me.
12 So I (H)gave [b]them over to the stubbornness of their heart,
To walk by their own plans.
13 Oh that My people (I)would listen to Me,
That Israel would (J)walk in My ways!
14 I would quickly (K)subdue their enemies
And (L)turn My hand against their adversaries.
15 (M)Those who hate the Lord would (N)pretend to obey Him,
And their time of punishment would be forever.
16 [c]But I would feed you with the [d](O)finest of the wheat,
And with (P)honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 81:11 Lit yield to
  2. Psalm 81:12 Lit him
  3. Psalm 81:16 Lit He would feed him
  4. Psalm 81:16 Lit fat

Hear me, my people,(A) and I will warn you—
    if you would only listen to me, Israel!
You shall have no foreign god(B) 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.(C)
Open(D) wide your mouth and I will fill(E) it.

11 “But my people would not listen to me;
    Israel would not submit to me.(F)
12 So I gave them over(G) to their stubborn hearts
    to follow their own devices.

13 “If my people would only listen to me,(H)
    if Israel would only follow my ways,
14 how quickly I would subdue(I) their enemies
    and turn my hand against(J) their foes!
15 Those who hate the Lord would cringe(K) before him,
    and their punishment would last forever.
16 But you would be fed with the finest of wheat;(L)
    with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

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