Psalm 81:13 “If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,”

Psalm 81:13

If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!

World English Bible

Oh that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!

American Standard Version

Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways!

Geneva Bible 1599

Oh that my people had hearkened vnto me, and Israel had walked in my wayes.

Darby Translation

Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, that Israel had walked in my ways!

Young's Literal Translation

O that My people were hearkening to Me, Israel in My ways would walk.

Bible in Basic English

If only my people would give ear to me, walking in my ways!

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Cross references

“Oh that”

Deuteronomy 5:29 Isaiah 48:18 Matthew 23:37 Deuteronomy 32:29 Deuteronomy 10:12 Deuteronomy 10:13

Deuteronomy 5:29 · BSB

If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.

Isaiah 48:18 · BSB

If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.

Matthew 23:37 · BSB

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Deuteronomy 32:29 · BSB

If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.

Deuteronomy 10:12 · BSB

And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

Deuteronomy 10:13 · BSB

and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD that I am giving you this day for your own good?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.

14how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!

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