Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Hear me, my people, and I will warn you— if you would only listen to me, Israel! New Living Translation “Listen to me, O my people, while I give you stern warnings. O Israel, if you would only listen to me! English Standard Version Hear, O my people, while I admonish you! O Israel, if you would but listen to me! Berean Standard Bible Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me! King James Bible Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; New King James Version “Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! O Israel, if you will listen to Me! New American Standard Bible “Hear, My people, and I will admonish you; Israel, if you would listen to Me! NASB 1995 “Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you; O Israel, if you would listen to Me! NASB 1977 “Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you; O Israel, if you would listen to Me! Legacy Standard Bible Hear, O My people, and I will testify against you; O Israel, if you would listen to Me! Amplified Bible “Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you— O Israel, if you would listen to Me! Christian Standard Bible Listen, my people, and I will admonish you. Israel, if you would only listen to me! Holman Christian Standard Bible Listen, My people, and I will admonish you. Israel, if you would only listen to Me! American Standard Version Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me! Contemporary English Version "Listen, my people, while I, the Lord, correct you! Israel, if you would only pay attention to me! English Revised Version Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me! GOD'S WORD® Translation Listen, my people, and I will warn you. Israel, if you would only listen to me! Good News Translation Listen, my people, to my warning; Israel, how I wish you would listen to me! International Standard Version Listen, My people and I will warn you. Israel, if only you would obey me! NET Bible I said, 'Listen, my people! I will warn you! O Israel, if only you would obey me! New Heart English Bible "Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, Israel, if you would listen to me. Webster's Bible Translation Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee; O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me; Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleHear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me! World English Bible “Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, Israel, if you would listen to me! Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHear, O My people, and I testify to you, "" O Israel, if you listen to me: Young's Literal Translation Hear, O My people, and I testify to thee, O Israel, if thou dost hearken to me: Smith's Literal Translation Hear, O my people, and I will testify in thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hear to me; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHear, O my people, and I will testify to thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me, Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible ‘Listen, my people, I will testify against you Selah If only you will listen to me, Israel! New Revised Standard Version Hear, O my people, while I admonish you; O Israel, if you would but listen to me! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify about you. If you will listen to me; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Hear my people and I shall speak, and Israel, I shall testify of you if you will hear me. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Hear, O My people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto Me! Brenton Septuagint Translation Hear, my people, and I will speak to thee, O Israel; and I will testify to thee: if thou wilt hearken to me; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Sing for Joy to God, Our Strength…7You 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 8Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me! 9There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.… Cross References Exodus 20:3 You shall have no other gods before Me. Deuteronomy 5:7 You shall have no other gods before Me. Isaiah 48:18 If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea. Jeremiah 7:23 but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. Hosea 13:4 Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me. 1 Kings 18:21 Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word. 2 Kings 17:35 For the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them, “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them; do not serve them or sacrifice to them. Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. Jeremiah 11:4 which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’ Ezekiel 20:19 I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Matthew 4:10 “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’” Mark 12:29-30 Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. / Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ John 10:27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. Hebrews 3:7-8 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, Treasury of Scripture Hear, O my people, and I will testify to you: O Israel, if you will listen to me; hear Psalm 50:7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God. Deuteronomy 32:46 And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. Isaiah 55:3,4 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David… if thou wilt Psalm 81:13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! Exodus 15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee. Deuteronomy 5:27 Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it. Jump to Previous Admonish Ear Hear Hearken Israel Testify Warn Wilt Word WouldestJump to Next Admonish Ear Hear Hearken Israel Testify Warn Wilt Word WouldestPsalm 81 1. An exhortation to a solemn praising of God4. God challenges that duty by reason of his benefits 8. God, exhorting to obedience, complains of their disobedience, which proves their own hurt. Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: This phrase is a call to attention, emphasizing the importance of listening to God's voice. In the biblical context, God often addresses Israel as "My people," highlighting the covenant relationship established at Sinai (Exodus 19:5-6). The act of hearing is not just auditory but involves obedience and response. The warning implies a prophetic message, urging the people to heed God's instructions to avoid consequences. This echoes the Shema in Deuteronomy 6:4, where Israel is called to hear and obey the Lord as the one true God. O Israel, if only you would listen to Me! Persons / Places / Events 1. GodThe speaker in this verse, calling His people to listen and heed His warnings. 2. Israel The chosen people of God, addressed directly in this verse, representing the community of believers. 3. Psalmist Traditionally attributed to Asaph, who conveys God's message to the people. 4. Warnings The admonitions and guidance God provides to His people for their well-being. 5. Listening The act of heeding God's voice, which is central to the relationship between God and His people. Teaching Points The Importance of Listening to GodListening to God is foundational to a faithful relationship with Him. It requires intentionality and openness to His guidance. The Consequences of Ignoring God's Warnings Ignoring God's warnings can lead to spiritual and physical consequences. Reflect on past experiences where ignoring divine guidance led to challenges. The Role of Obedience in Faith True listening involves obedience. Faith is demonstrated through actions that align with God's will. God's Desire for a Relationship with His People God calls His people to listen because He desires a close, personal relationship with them. This relationship is nurtured through communication and obedience. The Call to Repentance and Renewal Listening to God often involves repentance and a commitment to change. Embrace opportunities for spiritual renewal by heeding His voice. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 81Why did God abandon them? If, according to 1 Corinthians 8:6, there is only 'one God,' how do we reconcile this with other passages where divine beings or 'gods' are mentioned (e.g., Psalm 82)? How do we reconcile David's confidence in divine intervention (Psalm 5:3, 8) with known historical conflicts where God's protection was not apparent? What does 'forget not His benefits' mean?(8) Hear, O my people.--The Divine voice here repeats the warnings so frequently uttered during the desert-wandering.Verse 8. - Hear, O my people (comp. vers. 11, 13). Israel is still "God's people," however rebellious (vers. 11, 12). God has not yet given them up. And I will testify unto thee; or, "protest unto thee" (Kay, Cheyne). O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; or, "if thou wouldst but hearken unto me!" Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Hear,שְׁמַ֣ע (šə·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently O My people, עַ֭מִּי (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and I will warn you: וְאָעִ֣ידָה (wə·’ā·‘î·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 5749: To duplicate, repeat, to protest, testify, to encompass, restore O Israel, יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc if only אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you would listen תִּֽשְׁמַֽע־ (tiš·ma‘-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to Me! לִֽי׃ (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew Links Psalm 81:8 NIVPsalm 81:8 NLT Psalm 81:8 ESV Psalm 81:8 NASB Psalm 81:8 KJV Psalm 81:8 BibleApps.com Psalm 81:8 Biblia Paralela Psalm 81:8 Chinese Bible Psalm 81:8 French Bible Psalm 81:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 81:8 Hear my people and I will testify (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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