Psalm 81
If only they would follow him, he would feed them with the finest wheat and honey from the rock.
PsalmsPsalm 81 of 15016 versesBerean Standard Bible
In this passage: IsraelEgyptMeribah
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For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph.
Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!
There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
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How to Hear God’s Voice: A Practical Guide for BelieversScripture is the record of a God who speaks. This guide covers how to hear Him today and keep what He says.Cross-references for Psalm 81
“If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
““I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.”
“Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.”
“Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.”
“If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, licensed CC BY.
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