Psalms 81:9-16

9 You must not have foreign gods; you must not worship any false god.

10 I, the Lord, am your God, who brought you out of Egypt. Open your mouth and I will feed you.

11 "But my people did not listen to me; Israel did not want me.

12 So I let them go their stubborn way and follow their own advice.

13 I wish my people would listen to me; I wish Israel would live my way.

14 Then I would quickly defeat their enemies and turn my hand against their foes.

15 Those who hate the Lord would bow before him. Their punishment would continue forever.

16 But I would give you the finest wheat and fill you with honey from the rocks." A psalm of Asaph.

Psalms 81:9-16 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A [Psalm] of Asaph. Of "gittith," See Gill on "Ps 8:1." The Targum renders it, "upon the harp which came from Gath;" and so Jarchi says it was a musical instrument that came from Gath. The Septuagint, and the versions which follow that, render it, "for the winepresses." This psalm, according to Kimchi, is said concerning the going out of the children of Israel from Egypt; and was composed in order to be sung at their new moons and solemn feasts, which were typical of Gospel things in Gospel times; see Colossians 2:16 and so the Syriac version, "a psalm of Asaph, when David by him prepared himself for the solemnities."