Psalms 81:13
O that my people would listen, that Israel would walk in my ways.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
In Context
12So to their own hard hearts I left them, to follow their own devices.
14Soon would I humble their enemies, and turn my hand on their foes.
Cross References
Luke 19:41When he drew near, on seeing the city, he wept over it, and said,
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 →