Psalms 81:8
What does Psalms 81:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 81:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!
KJV
King James Version · 1611Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Give ear, O my people, and I will give you my word, O Israel, if you will only do as I say!
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Hear, O My people, and I testify to thee, O Israel, if thou dost hearken to me:
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Arise, O God, judge thou the earth: for thou shalt inherit among all the nations.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Hear, my people, and I will testify unto thee; O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 32:46
and he said unto them, Set your heart unto all the words which I testify unto you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, even all the words of this law.
- Deuteronomy 5:27
Go thou near, and hear all that Jehovah our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that Jehovah our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
- Acts 20:21
testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 John 5:9
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for the witness of God is this, that he hath borne witness concerning his Son.
- Psalms 50:7
Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, even thy God.
- John 3:11
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
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