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Psalm 81:9-11
New English Translation
Psalm 81:9-11
New English Translation
9 There must be[a] no other[b] god among you.
You must not worship a foreign god.
10 I am the Lord, your God,
the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.’
11 But my people did not obey me;[c]
Israel did not submit to me.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 81:9 tn The imperfect verbal forms in v. 9 have a modal function, expressing what is obligatory.
- Psalm 81:9 tn Heb “different”; “illicit.”
- Psalm 81:11 tn Heb “did not listen to my voice.”
- Psalm 81:11 tn The Hebrew expression אָבָה לִי (ʾavah li) means “submit to me” (see Deut 13:8).
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