Psalms 81:9
There must not be a strange god among you, you must bow to no foreign god.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
In Context
8“Listen, my people, to my warning, O Israel, if you would but listen!
10I am the Lord your God who brought you up out of Egypt. Open your mouth, that I fill it.
Cross References
Psalms 44:20Had we forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a god that was strange,
Hosea 4:1Hear the Lord’s message, Israelites, for the Lord has brought charges against the inhabitants of the land, for there is no fidelity, nor true love, nor knowledge of God in the land,
1 Corinthians 8:5Even supposing that there are so-called ‘gods’ either in heaven or on earth – and there are many such ‘gods’ and ‘lords’ –
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 →