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Psalms 81:15
15(May those who hate the Lord cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!)
Psalms 81:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Those who hate the Lord would cringe toward him, and their fate would last forever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The haters of the Lord would pretend submission to Him, But their fate would endure forever.
Context of Psalms 81:15
13If only my people would obey me! If only Israel would keep my commands! 14Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and attack their adversaries.” (May those who hate the Lord cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!) 16“I would feed Israel the best wheat, and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs.”
Read all of Psalms 81Psalms 81:15 word by word
מְשַׂנְאֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה יְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־ל֑וֹ וִיהִ֖י עִתָּ֣ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 81:15
- Psalms 18:45foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.
- Psalms 83:2For look, your enemies are making a commotion; those who hate you are hostile.
- Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the Lord, your God, am a jealous God, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me,
- Deuteronomy 7:10but who pays back those who hate him as they deserve and destroys them. He will not ignore those who hate him but will repay them as they deserve!
- John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But they no longer have any excuse for their sin.
- Romans 1:30slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, contrivers of all sorts of evil, disobedient to parents,
- Romans 8:7because the outlook of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor is it able to do so.
- Psalms 18:44When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;
- Psalms 63:3Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.
- Psalms 102:28The children of your servants will settle down here, and their descendants will live securely in your presence.”
- Isaiah 65:22No longer will they build a house only to have another live in it, or plant a vineyard only to have another eat its fruit, for my people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will enjoy to the fullest what they have produced.
- Joel 3:20But Judah will reside securely forever, and Jerusalem will be secure from one generation to the next.
Commentaries on Psalms 81:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Their time should have endured for ever - That is, Their prosperity should have known no end.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The haters of the Lord - The enemies of the Lord, often represented as those who hate him - hatred being always in fact or in form connected with an unwillingness to submit to God. It is hatred of his law; hatred of his government; hatred of his plans; hatred of his character. See Romans 1:30; John 7:7, John 15:18, John 15:23-25. Compare Exodus 20:5. Should have submitted themselves unto him - Margin, yielded retained obedience. Hebrew, lied. See the…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. 13-1613-16. Obedience would have secured all promised blessings and the subjection of foes. In this passage, "should have," "would have," &c., are better, "should" and "would" expressing God's intention at the time, that is, when they left Egypt.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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