Psalms 81:14
81:13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
KJV
I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their adversaries.
I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
What does Psalms 81:14 mean?
Psalms 81:14 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ), כָּנַע (kânaʻ), אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb).
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And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
1 Samuel 12:11And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
1 Samuel 12:3Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. bribe: Heb. ransom to blind: or, that I should hide mine eyes at him
1 Samuel 14:43Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.
1 Samuel 5:11So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. us not: Heb. me not, and my
1 Samuel 6:3And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.
1 Samuel 7:13So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
1 Samuel 7:14And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 81:14 say?
Psalms 81:14 (King James Version) reads: "I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries."
Is Psalms 81:14 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 81:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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