Psalms 81:9
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
King James Version
In Context
8Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
Cross References
Exodus 20:3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 32:12So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
Psalms 44:20If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
Isaiah 28:23Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
1 Corinthians 8:5For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be 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 →