◄ Psalm 81:10 ►
I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
Study Bible
I am the LORD your God
This phrase establishes the identity and authority of the speaker, Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel. The Hebrew word for "LORD" is "YHWH," the sacred tetragrammaton, which signifies God's eternal, self-existent nature. This declaration reminds the Israelites of their unique relationship with God, who has chosen them as His people. Historically, this is a reaffirmation of the covenant made at Sinai, where God declared Himself as their God, setting the foundation for their identity and purpose as a nation.

who brought you up out of the land of Egypt
This phrase recalls the pivotal event of the Exodus, where God delivered the Israelites from slavery. The Hebrew verb "brought up" (הֶעֱלִיתִיךָ, he'elitikha) emphasizes God's active role in their liberation. This historical context serves as a reminder of God's power and faithfulness, reinforcing trust in His ability to deliver and provide. The Exodus is a central theme in Israel's history, symbolizing salvation and God's redemptive work, which is echoed throughout the Bible as a foreshadowing of Christ's redemptive work on the cross.

Open your mouth wide
This phrase is an invitation to expect and receive God's abundant blessings. The imagery of opening one's mouth wide suggests readiness and eagerness to be filled. In the Hebrew context, it implies a posture of faith and trust, encouraging the Israelites to rely on God's provision. This call to openness is not just physical but spiritual, urging believers to expand their capacity to receive God's grace and blessings.

and I will fill it
Here, God promises to satisfy the needs and desires of His people. The assurance "I will fill it" underscores God's willingness and ability to provide abundantly. The Hebrew root for "fill" (מָלֵא, male') conveys completeness and sufficiency. This promise is a testament to God's generosity and faithfulness, encouraging believers to trust in His provision. It reflects the biblical principle that God is a provider who meets the needs of His people, as seen throughout Scripture, from manna in the wilderness to the spiritual nourishment found in Christ.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The LORD (Yahweh)
The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who reveals Himself as the deliverer and provider.

2. Israel
The chosen people of God, whom He delivered from slavery in Egypt.

3. Egypt
The land of bondage from which God delivered the Israelites, symbolizing oppression and sin.

4. Exodus
The event of God leading the Israelites out of Egypt, demonstrating His power and faithfulness.

5. Wilderness
The place where God provided for Israel, teaching them dependence on Him.
Teaching Points
God as Deliverer and Provider
Recognize God as the ultimate source of deliverance and provision in our lives, just as He was for Israel.

Faith and Expectation
Approach God with faith and expectation, trusting that He desires to fill our needs and desires according to His will.

Spiritual Hunger
Cultivate a spiritual hunger for God, opening our hearts to be filled with His presence and Word.

Dependence on God
Learn to depend on God daily, acknowledging that every good thing comes from Him.

Obedience and Trust
Obey God's commands and trust in His promises, knowing that He is faithful to fulfill them.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does the reminder of God's deliverance from Egypt in Psalm 81:10 encourage you in your current life circumstances?

2. In what ways can you "open wide your mouth" to receive God's provision and blessings in your life today?

3. How does the concept of God as a provider in Psalm 81:10 connect with Jesus' teaching in the Sermon on the Mount about seeking God's kingdom first?

4. Reflect on a time when you experienced God's provision in a way that strengthened your faith. How can this testimony encourage others?

5. How can the promise of God filling us, as seen in Psalm 81:10, inspire you to deepen your relationship with Him and seek His presence daily?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Exodus 20:2
This verse echoes the introduction of the Ten Commandments, where God reminds Israel of His deliverance from Egypt, establishing His authority and care.

Deuteronomy 8:3
This passage highlights God's provision in the wilderness, teaching Israel that man does not live by bread alone but by every word from God.

Matthew 6:31-33
Jesus teaches about God's provision, encouraging believers to seek first His kingdom and righteousness, trusting that all needs will be met.

John 6:35
Jesus declares Himself the Bread of Life, fulfilling the promise of God to fill those who come to Him.

Philippians 4:19
Paul assures believers that God will supply all their needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Sermons
Affluence and ReceptivityA. Crummell, D. D.Psalm 81:10
An Invitation to PrayerP. Prescott.Psalm 81:10
Encouragements to PrayerPsalm 81:10
God's Gracious Call and Precious PromiseT. Boston, D. D.Psalm 81:10
Motives to Enlarged PrayerB. Beddome, M. A.Psalm 81:10
Open Thy Mouth WideJ. Thomas, M. A.Psalm 81:10
Open Thy Mouth Wide; Or, Great Expectations EncouragedS. Conway Psalm 81:10
Opening the MouthPsalm 81:10
Sufficiency in GodR. Tuck Psalm 81:10
The More Morally Hungry, the Better FedHomilistPsalm 81:10
A Revelation of Three Great SubjectsHomilistPsalm 81:1-16
Exhortation to Sing God's PraisePsalm 81:1-16
People
Asaph, Jacob, Joseph, Psalmist
Places
Jerusalem
Topics
Bringeth, Egypt, Enlarge, Fill, Mouth, Open, Wide
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Psalm 81:10

     1235   God, the LORD
     5167   mouth
     5845   emptiness

Psalm 81:8-10

     4824   famine, spiritual

Library
Chapter I Beginning and Early Days of the Orphan Work.
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George Müller—Answers to Prayer

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We come now to speak more particularly to the words; and, first, Of his being a way. Our design being to point at the way of use-making of Christ in all our necessities, straits, and difficulties which are in our way to heaven; and particularly to point out the way how believers should make use of Christ in all their particular exigencies; and so live by faith in him, walk in him, grow up in him, advance and march forward toward glory in him. It will not be amiss to speak of this fulness of Christ …
John Brown (of Wamphray)—Christ The Way, The Truth, and The Life

Religion Pleasant to the Religious.
"O taste and see how gracious the Lord is; blessed is the man that trusteth in Him."--Psalm xxxiv. 8. You see by these words what love Almighty God has towards us, and what claims He has upon our love. He is the Most High, and All-Holy. He inhabiteth eternity: we are but worms compared with Him. He would not be less happy though He had never created us; He would not be less happy though we were all blotted out again from creation. But He is the God of love; He brought us all into existence, …
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII

The Heart's Desire Given to Help Mission Work in China.
"Sept. 30 [1869].--From Yorkshire L50.--Received also One Thousand Pounds to-day for the Lord's work in China. About this donation it is especially to be noticed, that for months it had been my earnest desire to do more than ever for Mission Work in China, and I had already taken steps to carry out this desire, when this donation of One Thousand Pounds came to hand. This precious answer to prayer for means should be a particular encouragement to all who are engaged in the Lord's work, and who may …
George Müller—Answers to Prayer

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When the traitor returned from Jerusalem on the Wednesday afternoon, the Passover, in the popular and canonical, though not in the Biblical sense, was close at hand. It began on the 14th Nisan, that is, from the appearance of the first three stars on Wednesday evening [the evening of what had been the 13th], and ended with the first three stars on Thursday evening [the evening of what had been the 14th day of Nisan]. As this is an exceedingly important point, it is well here to quote the precise …
Alfred Edersheim—The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah

Spiritual Hunger Shall be Satisfied
They shall be filled. Matthew 5:6 I proceed now to the second part of the text. A promise annexed. They shall be filled'. A Christian fighting with sin is not like one that beats the air' (1 Corinthians 9:26), and his hungering after righteousness is not like one that sucks in only air, Blessed are they that hunger, for they shall be filled.' Those that hunger after righteousness shall be filled. God never bids us seek him in vain' (Isaiah 45:19). Here is an honeycomb dropping into the mouths of …
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12

The Second Coming of Christ.
^A Matt. XXIV. 29-51; ^B Mark XIII. 24-37; ^C Luke XXI. 25-36. ^b 24 But in those days, ^a immediately after the { ^b that} ^a tribulation of those days. [Since the coming of Christ did not follow close upon the destruction of Jerusalem, the word "immediately" used by Matthew is somewhat puzzling. There are, however, three ways in which it may be explained: 1. That Jesus reckons the time after his own divine, and not after our human, fashion. Viewing the word in this light, the passage at II. Pet. …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

Covenanting Adapted to the Moral Constitution of Man.
The law of God originates in his nature, but the attributes of his creatures are due to his sovereignty. The former is, accordingly, to be viewed as necessarily obligatory on the moral subjects of his government, and the latter--which are all consistent with the holiness of the Divine nature, are to be considered as called into exercise according to his appointment. Hence, also, the law of God is independent of his creatures, though made known on their account; but the operation of their attributes …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

Man's Inability to Keep the Moral Law
Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God? No mere man, since the fall, is able in this life perfectly to keep the commandments of God, but does daily break them, in thought, word, and deed. In many things we offend all.' James 3: 2. Man in his primitive state of innocence, was endowed with ability to keep the whole moral law. He had rectitude of mind, sanctity of will, and perfection of power. He had the copy of God's law written on his heart; no sooner did God command but he obeyed. …
Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments

How Does it Come?
How does the Filling of the Spirit come? "Does it come once for all? or is it always coming, as it were?" was a question addressed to me once by a young candidate for the Baptism of the Holy Ghost. There are many asking the same question. We have considered how the Fullness is obtained, but now we proceed to consider, How does the Fullness come? In speaking of the blessing of being filled with the Spirit, the New Testament writers use three tenses in the Greek--the Aorist, the Imperfect, and the …
John MacNeil—The Spirit-Filled Life

The Nature of Spiritual Hunger
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness Matthew 5:6 We are now come to the fourth step of blessedness: Blessed are they that hunger'. The words fall into two parts: a duty implied; a promise annexed. A duty implied: Blessed are they that hunger'. Spiritual hunger is a blessed hunger. What is meant by hunger? Hunger is put for desire (Isaiah 26:9). Spiritual hunger is the rational appetite whereby the soul pants after that which it apprehends most suitable and proportional …
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12

Justifying or Sanctifying Grace
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Joseph Pohle—Grace, Actual and Habitual

Psalms
The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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