Psalm 81:11

11 “Mas o meu povo não quis ouvir-me;Israel não quis obedecer-me.

Psalm 81:11 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 81:11

But my people would not hearken to my voice
Neither as exhorting them to the above duties, nor as promising the above favours; would neither hearken to the voice of the law, nor to the voice of the Gospel; but were like the deaf adder, which stops its ear to the voice of the charmer, charming never so wisely:

and Israel would none of me;
would not attend to his word, acquiesce in his will, nor delight themselves in him, and in his worship and service; would have none of his salutary doctrines, or wholesome reproofs, nor of his laws and government; would not have him to reign over them, nor to be their Saviour, though the only one, and there is none beside him; though the chiefest good, and from whom all good things come, and is the portion and exceeding great reward of his people: see ( Proverbs 1:25 Proverbs 1:30 ) .

Psalm 81:11 In-Context

9 Não tenha deus estrangeiro no seu meio;não se incline perante nenhum deus estranho.

10 Eu sou o SENHOR, o seu Deus,que o tirei da terra do Egito.Abra a sua boca, e eu o alimentarei.

11 “Mas o meu povo não quis ouvir-me;Israel não quis obedecer-me.

12 Por isso os entreguei ao seu coração obstinado,para seguirem os seus próprios planos.

13 “Se o meu povo apenas me ouvisse,se Israel seguisse os meus caminhos,