Verse 12
Psalms 81:12
World English Bible
12
So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts,
that they might walk in their own counsels.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/לֹא שָׁמַ֣ע עַמִּ֣/י לְ/קוֹלִ֑/י וְ֝/יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֹא אָ֥בָה לִֽ/י
English Translation
And my people did not listen to my voice, and Israel did not want me.
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Chapter 81 Context
1
Sing aloud to God (Elohim), our strength!
Make a joyful shout to the God (Elohim) of Jacob!
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2
Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine,
the pleasant lyre with the harp.
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3
Blow the trumpet at the New Moon,
at the full moon, on our feast day.
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4
For it is a statute for Israel,
an ordinance of the God (Elohim) of Jacob.
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5
He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony,
when he went out over the land of Egypt,
I heard a langua...
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6
“I removed his shoulder from the burden.
His hands were freed from the basket.
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7
You called in trouble, and I delivered you.
I answered you in the secret place of thunder.
I tested...
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8
“Hear, my people, and I will testify to you,
Israel, if you would listen to me!
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9
There shall be no strange god in you,
neither shall you worship any foreign god.
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10
I am Yahweh, your God (Elohim),
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, a...
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11
But my people didn’t listen to my voice.
Israel desired none of me.
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12
So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts,
that they might walk in their own counsels....
13
Oh that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!
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14
I would soon subdue their enemies,
and turn my hand against their adversaries.
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15
The haters of Yahweh would cringe before him,
and their punishment would last forever.
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16
But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat.
I will satisfy you with honey out of t...
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