Psalms 81:9
Let there be no strange god within thee, Nor worship thou any foreign god!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
In Context
8Hear, O my people! and I will admonish thee! O Israel! that thou wouldst hearken to me!
Cross References
Psalms 44:20If we had forgotten the name of our God, Or stretched forth our hands to a strange God,
Isaiah 28:23Give ear, and listen to my voice, Attend, and hearken to my words!
Hosea 4:1Hear the word of Jehovah, ye sons of Israel! For Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land; For there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
1 Corinthians 8:5For though there are those that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there are 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 →