New English Translation
Psalms 81:10
10I am the Lord, your God, the one who brought you out of the land 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
8I said, ‘Listen, my people! I will warn you! O Israel, if only you would obey me! 9There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god. I am the Lord, your God, the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it!’ 11But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me. 12I gave them over to their stubborn desires; they did what seemed right to them.
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, the Lord, am your God, who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
- Jeremiah 11:4Those are the terms that I charged your ancestors to keep when I brought them out of Egypt, that place which was like an iron-smelting furnace. I said at that time, “Obey me and carry out the terms of the agreement exactly as I commanded you. If you do, you will be my people and I will be your God.
- Jeremiah 31:31“Indeed, a time is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.
- Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
- John 7:37On the last day of the feast, the greatest day, Jesus stood up and shouted out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and
- 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 16:23At that time you will ask me nothing. I tell you the solemn truth, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
- Ephesians 3:19and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
- Revelation 21:6He also said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water free of charge from the spring of the water of life.
- Revelation 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say: “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wants it take the water of life free of charge.
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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