Psalms 81:16
He causeth him to eat of the fat of wheat, And [with] honey from a rock I satisfy thee!
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
15Those hating Jehovah feign obedience to Him, But their time is — to the age.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:13He maketh him ride on high places of earth, And he eateth increase of the fields, And He maketh him suck honey from a rock, And oil out of the flint of a rock;
Judges 14:18And the men of the city say to him on the seventh day, before the sun goeth in: — 'What [is] sweeter than honey? And what stronger than a lion?' And he saith to them: 'Unless ye had ploughed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.'
Job 29:6When washing my goings with butter, And the firm rock [is] with me rivulets of oil.
Psalms 147:14Who is making thy border peace, [With] the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.
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 →