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Psalms 81:8–9

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Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
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From verse 8

  1. Psalms 50:7Rank 1 from verse 8
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    7Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.

  2. Exodus 15:26Rank 2 from verse 8
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    26And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

  3. John 3:11Rank 3 from verse 8
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    11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

  4. 1 John 5:9Rank 4 from verse 8
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    9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

  5. Isaiah 1:19Rank 5 from verse 8
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    19If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

From verse 9

  1. Isaiah 43:12Rank 1 from verse 9
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    12I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God.

  2. Deuteronomy 32:12Rank 2 from verse 9
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    12So the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.

  3. 1 Corinthians 8:5–6Rank 3 from verse 9
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    5For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

    6But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

  4. Deuteronomy 6:14Rank 4 from verse 9
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    14Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;

  5. Exodus 20:3–5Rank 5 from verse 9
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    3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

    4Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

    5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

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Psalms 81:8

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

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COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wilt

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Sense 1: Second-person singular present form of will: choosest, intendest, or art disposed to. Sense 2: As an auxiliary, marks future action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hearken

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1. To listen attentively or give heed. 2. To give regard, consent, or act in response.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 81:9

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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strange

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Foreign; belonging to another country. Wonderful; causing surprise; exciting curiosity.

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god

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1. A deity or object worshipped as a god. 2. A ruler, judge, or spiritual power bearing the title god.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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7Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

8Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;

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9There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.

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10I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

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