Psalms 81:10

Psalms 81:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
• New International Version (NIV)I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I am the Lord your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

Context of Psalms 81:10

8Listen, my people, and I will admonish you. Israel, if you would only listen to me! 9There must not be a strange god among you; you must not bow down to a foreign god. I am the Lord your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11“But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel did not obey me. 12So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own plans.

Psalms 81:10 word by word

אָנֹכִ֨י׀ יְה֘וָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ הַֽ֭מַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם הַרְחֶב־פִּ֝֗יךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• which broughtעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• thee out of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• open thy mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• wideרָחַבrâchab · to enlargeH7337
• and I will fillמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390

Cross-references for Psalms 81:10

• Exodus 20:2I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.
• Jeremiah 11:4which I commanded your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace.” I declared, “Obey me, and do everything that I command you, and you will be my people, and I will be your God,”
• Jeremiah 31:31“Look, the days are coming” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do what is good; dwell in the land and live securely.
• John 7:37On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
• John 15:7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.
• John 16:23“In that day you will not ask me anything. Truly I tell you, anything you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
• Ephesians 3:19and to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
• Revelation 21:6Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will freely give to the thirsty from the spring of the water of life.
• Revelation 22:17Both the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let anyone who hears, say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who desires take the water of life freely.

Commentaries on Psalms 81:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Open thy mouth wide - Let thy desires be ever so extensive, I will gratify them if thou wilt be faithful to me. Thou shalt lack no manner of thing that is good.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10I am the Lord thy God … - See Exodus 20:2. The meaning is, “I am Yahweh, that God; the God to be worshipped and honored by thee; I only am thy God, and no other god is to be recognized or acknowledged by thee.” The foundation of the claim to exclusive service and devotion is here laid in the fact that he had brought them out of the land of Egypt. Literally, had caused them to ascend, or go up from that land. The claim thus asserted seems to be twofold…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. 10God emphasizes that he and no one else rescued Israel. The nation should eagerly accept God's word (compare Deuteronomy 8:3; Ezekiel 3:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-161. our strength--(Psa 38:7).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 81:10

• Blessing
• Desire
• Prayer
• Righteous
• Seekers

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• God
• Egypt, Egyptian
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Asaph
• Gittith
• Lust
• Psalms
• Joy
• Korahites; Sons of Korah

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