Psalms 81:6-16 ▼

6 “I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.

7 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

8 Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!

9 There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.

10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.

11 But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.

12 So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.

13 If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,

14 how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!

15 Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.

16 But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”