New King James Version
Psalms 81:9
9There shall be no foreign god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god.
Psalms 81:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
- New International Version (NIV)You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not worship any god other than me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not bow down to a foreign god.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You must never have a foreign god; you must not bow down before a false god.
Context of Psalms 81:9
7You called in trouble, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah 8“Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! O Israel, if you will listen to Me! There shall be no foreign god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god. 10I am the Lord your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11“But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me.
Read all of Psalms 81Psalms 81:9 word by word
לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה בְ֭ךָ אֵ֣ל זָ֑ר וְלֹ֥א תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה לְאֵ֣ל נֵכָֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 81:9
- Exodus 20:3“You shall have no other gods before Me.
- 1 Corinthians 8:5For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords),
- Deuteronomy 6:14You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are all around you
- Deuteronomy 32:12So the Lord alone led him, And there was no foreign god with him.
- Isaiah 43:12I have declared and saved, I have proclaimed, And there was no foreign god among you; Therefore you are My witnesses,” Says the Lord, “that I am God.
- Malachi 2:11Judah has dealt treacherously, And an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem, For Judah has profaned The Lord’s holy institution which He loves: He has married the daughter of a foreign god.
Commentaries on Psalms 81:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9There shall no strange god be in thee - Worshipped by thee; or recognized and regarded as a god. This was a condition of his favor and friendship. Compare Deuteronomy 32:12; Isaiah 43:12. The word here rendered “strange” - זר zār - has reference to one of a foreign nation; and the meaning is, that they were not to worship or adore the gods that were worshipped by foreigners. This was a fundamental law of the Hebrew commonwealth. Neither shalt thou…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. 8-10God pleads with his people to remember the covenant and the Ten Commandments.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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