Verse 13
Psalms 81:13
World English Bible, British Edition
13
Oh that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָֽ֭/אֲשַׁלְּחֵ/הוּ בִּ/שְׁרִיר֣וּת לִבָּ֑/ם יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ בְּֽ/מוֹעֲצוֹתֵי/הֶֽם
English Translation
And I will send him in the firmness of their hearts; they will walk in their counsels.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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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 covenant,
when he went out over the land of Egypt,
I heard a languag...
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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 the LORD, your God (Elohim),
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide,...
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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.
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13
Oh that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!
14
I would soon subdue their enemies,
and turn my hand against their adversaries.
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15
The haters of the LORD 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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