Psalms 81:9
There shall be no strange god in you, neither shall you worship any foreign god.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
In Context
8“Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, Israel, if you would listen to me!
Cross References
Exodus 20:3“You shall have no other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 32:12The LORD alone led him. There was no foreign god with him.
Psalms 44:20If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread out our hands to a strange god,
Isaiah 28:23Give ear, and hear my voice! Listen, and hear my speech!
Hosea 4:1Hear the LORD’s word, you children of Israel, for the LORD has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “Indeed there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
1 Corinthians 8:5For though there are things that are called “gods”, whether in the heavens or on earth—as there are many “gods” and many “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 →