Psalms 81:15
Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
14how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
16But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
Cross References
Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Leviticus 26:7You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.
Psalms 18:44When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
Psalms 83:2See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
Isaiah 65:22No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.
John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, 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 →