Thematic Bible




Psalm 81:1 (show verse)

For the music director; according to the gittith style; by Asaph. Shout for joy to God, our source of strength! Shout out to the God of Jacob!

Psalm 81:2 (show verse)

Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument!

Psalm 81:3 (show verse)

Sound the ram's horn on the day of the new moon, and on the day of the full moon when our festival begins.

Psalm 81:4 (show verse)

For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel; it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob.

Psalm 81:5 (show verse)

He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize.

Psalm 81:6 (show verse)

It said: "I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were released from holding the basket.
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Psalm 81:7 (show verse)

In your distress you called out and I rescued you. I answered you from a dark thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)

Psalm 81:8 (show verse)

I said, 'Listen, my people! I will warn you! O Israel, if only you would obey me!
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Psalm 81:9 (show verse)

There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god.

Psalm 81:10 (show verse)

I 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!'

Psalm 81:11 (show verse)

But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me.

Psalm 81:12 (show verse)

I gave them over to their stubborn desires; they did what seemed right to them.

Psalm 81:13 (show verse)

If only my people would obey me! If only Israel would keep my commands!
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Psalm 81:14 (show verse)

Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and attack their adversaries."
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Psalm 81:15 (show verse)

(May those who hate the Lord cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!)

Psalm 81:16 (show verse)

"I would feed Israel the best wheat, and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs."