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Psalms 81:11 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would "
Psalms 81:11
Verse in Context
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9 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
10 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill
11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would
12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
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Psalms 81:1
"Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob."
Psalms 81:2
"Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery."
Psalms 81:3
"Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day."
Psalms 81:4
"For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob."
Psalms 81:5
"This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood"
Psalms 81:6
"I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots."
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