Psalms 81:9
There is not in thee a strange god, And thou bowest not thyself to a strange god.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
In Context
8Hear, O My people, and I testify to thee, O Israel, if thou dost hearken to me:
Cross References
Exodus 20:3'Thou hast no other Gods before Me.
Deuteronomy 32:12Jehovah alone doth lead him, And there is no strange god with him.
Psalms 44:20If we have forgotten the name of our God, And spread our hands to a strange God,
Isaiah 28:23Give ear, and hear my voice, Attend, and hear my saying:
Hosea 4:1'Hear a word of Jehovah, sons of Israel, For a strife [is] to Jehovah with inhabitants of the land, For there is no truth, nor kindness, Nor knowledge of God, in the land,
1 Corinthians 8:5for even if there are those called gods, whether in heaven, whether upon earth — as there are 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 →