Psalms 81:15
(The haters of LORD feign obedience to him, but their time is forever.)
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
14I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their adversaries.
Cross References
Exodus 20:5Thou shall not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them, for I, LORD thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of those who hate me,
Leviticus 26:7And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
Psalms 18:44As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.
Psalms 83:2For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult, and those who hate thee have lifted up the head.
Isaiah 65:22They shall not build, and another inhabit. They shall not plant, and another eat. For as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 81:9-16
Expostulation with Israel. 8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; 9 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. 10 I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. 12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels. 13 Oh that my people had hearkened… Read the whole commentary →