Psalms 81:11

Psalms 81:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
• New International Version (NIV)“But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me.

Context of Psalms 81:11

9There shall no strange god be in thee; Neither shalt thou worship any foreign god. 10I am Jehovah thy God, Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of me. 12So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, That they might walk in their own counsels. 13Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways!

Psalms 81:11 word by word

וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣ע עַמִּ֣י לְקוֹלִ֑י וְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֹא־אָ֥בָה לִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 81:11

• Psalms 106:12Then believed they his words; They sang his praise.
• Jeremiah 2:11Hath a nation changed its gods, which yet are no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
• Jeremiah 23:24Can any hide himself in secret places so that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith Jehovah.
• Zechariah 7:11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
• Exodus 32:1And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.
• Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou art waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art become sleek; Then he forsook God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
• Proverbs 1:30They would none of my counsel, They despised all my reproof.
• Hebrews 10:29of how much sorer punishment, think ye, shall he be judged worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant wherewith he was sanctified an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

Commentaries on Psalms 81:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Israel would none of me - לי אבה לא lo abah li, They willed me not, they would not have me for their God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11But my people … - See Psalm 78:10-11, Psalm 78:17-19. “And Israel would none of me.” Literally, “Did not will me;” that is, “did not incline to me; were not attached to me; were not disposed to worship me, and to find happiness in me.” Compare Isaiah 1:19; Job 39:9; Proverbs 1:25. They refused or rejected him. See Exodus 32:1; Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:18.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-16Verses 8-16 We cannot look for too little from the creature, nor too much from the Creator. We may have enough from God, if we pray for it in faith. All the wickedness of the world is owing to man's wilfulness. People are not religious, because they will not be so. God is not the Author of their sin, he leaves them to the lusts of their own hearts, and the counsels of their own heads; if they do not well, the blame must be upon themselves. The Lord is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-16The Lord helps Israel to understand that their failure was not because of his weakness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. They failed, and He gave them up to their own desires and hardness of heart (De 29:18; Pr 1:30; Ro 11:25).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 81:11

• Impenitence
• Reprobacy
• Self-Delusion

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• Israel
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Commentaries on Psalms 81

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings