God’s Word Translation
Psalms 81:10
10I am the Lord your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
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 warn you. Israel, if you would only listen to me! 9Never keep any strange god among you. Never worship a foreign god. I am the Lord your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11“But my people did not listen to me. Israel wanted nothing to do with me. 12So I let them go their own stubborn ways and follow their own advice.
Read all of Psalms 81Psalms 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 20:2“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
- Jeremiah 11:4I made this promise to your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, which was an iron smelter. I said, “Obey me, and do everything that I have told you to do. Then you will be my people, and I will be your God.
- Jeremiah 31:31“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new promise to Israel and Judah.
- Psalms 37:3Trust the Lord, and do good things. Live in the land, and practice being faithful.
- John 7:37On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus was standing ⌞in the temple courtyard⌟. He said loudly, “Whoever is thirsty must come to me to drink.
- John 15:7If you live in me and what I say lives in you, then ask for anything you want, and it will be yours.
- John 16:23When that day comes, you won’t ask me any more questions. I can guarantee this truth: If you ask the Father for anything in my name, he will give it to you.
- Ephesians 3:19You will know Christ’s love, which goes far beyond any knowledge. I am praying this so that you may be completely filled with God.
- Revelation 21:6He said to me, “It has happened! I am the A and the Z, the beginning and the end. I will give a drink from the fountain filled with the water of life to anyone who is thirsty. It won’t cost anything.
- Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let those who hear this say, “Come!” Let those who are thirsty come! Let those who want the water of life take it as a gift.
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
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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
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