Psalms 81:15

81:14 I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. submitted: or, yielded feigned obedience: Heb. lied

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The haters of Yahweh would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.

The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves to him: but their time should have endured for ever.

81:16 He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. finest: Heb. fat of wheat

What does Psalms 81:15 mean?

Psalms 81:15 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׂנֵא (sânêʼ), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), כָּחַשׁ (kâchash).

Hebrew interlinear

The

hatersשָׂנֵאsânêʼ/saw-nay'/H8130to hate (personally)

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

should

have

submittedכָּחַשׁkâchash/kaw-khash'/H3584to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)

themselves

unto

him:

but

their

timeעֵתʻêth/ayth/H6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

should

have

endured

for

ever.עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

submitted:

or,

yielded

feigned

obedience:

Heb.

lied

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 81:15.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 6:3

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 81:15 say?

Psalms 81:15 (King James Version) reads: "The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. submitted: or, yielded feigned obedience: Heb. lied"

Is Psalms 81:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 81:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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