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Psalms 81:9

81:8 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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There shall be no strange god in you, neither shall you worship any foreign god.

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

There shall no strange god be in you; neither shall you worship any strange god.

81:10 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

What does Psalms 81:9 mean?

Psalms 81:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זוּר (zûwr), אֵל (ʼêl), שָׁחָה (shâchâh).

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There
shall
no
strangeזוּרzûwr/zoor/H2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
godאֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
be
in
thee;
neither
shalt
thou
worshipשָׁחָהshâchâh/shaw-khaw'/H7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
any
strangeנֵכָרnêkâr/nay-kawr'/H5236foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
god.אֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 81:9.

Deuteronomy 5:9

Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto 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,

Exodus 20:5

Thou 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;

Exodus 34:14

For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

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What does Psalms 81:9 say?

Psalms 81:9 (King James Version) reads: "There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god."

Is Psalms 81:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 81:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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