Psalms 81:9
Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
In Context
10there shall be no new god in thee: neither shalt thou adore a strange god.
Cross References
Exodus 20:3Thou shalt not have strange gods before me.
Deuteronomy 32:12The Lord alone was his leader: and there was no strange god with him.
Psalms 44:20For thou hast humbled us in the place of affliction : and the shadow of death hath covered us.
Isaiah 28:23Give ear, and hear my voice, hearken, and hear my speech.
Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel, for the Lord shall enter into judgment with the inhabitants of the land: for there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God in the land.
1 Corinthians 8:5For although there be that are called gods, either in heaven or on earth (for there be gods many, and lords many);
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 →