The Meaning of Psalms 81:13 Explained

Psalms 81:13

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

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

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

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 81:13?

MEANING: What does Psalms 81:13 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 81:13 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 81:13?

What is the context of Psalms 81:13?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 81:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 81:8-16 - "if Thou Wouldest Hearken Unto Me"

God wants our emptiness, which seems to Him like the gaping beak of the young fledgling, Psalms 81:10. Give me room! is his incessant appeal. It must be the wonder of eternity, and it will certainly be our regret when we come to review our life, that we have asked so little. Give me room! cries the river, as it comes with a rush to the plains. Give me room! cries the wind, as it searches into the narrow courts and alleys of the slums. Give me room! says the Spirit of God, as He breathes around the house of our heart, seeking by any tiny crack to enter.

In the closing Psalms 81:13-16, we have an enumeration of all the blessings which would be ours, if only we would open our mouths wide. God would constitute Himself as our champion in subduing our enemies-the temptations from without and the inward warrings of selfishness and passion. He would give us unbroken and enduring blessedness. He would allow us to eat of His flesh and drink of His blood, which are meat and drink indeed. He would surely satisfy us with the sweet honey of His love. Let us begin to claim these benefits! [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 81

¹ An exhortation to a solemn praising of God
⁴ God challenges that duty by reason of his benefits
⁸ God, exhorting to obedience, complains of their disobedience, which proves their own hurt

What do the individual words in Psalms 81:13 mean?

Oh that My people would listen to Me Israel in My ways that would walk

ל֗וּ עַ֭מִּי שֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ לִ֑י יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל ! בִּדְרָכַ֥י יְהַלֵּֽכוּ

ל֗וּ	Oh that
Parse: Preposition Root: לוּ Sense: if, oh that!, if only!.
עַ֭מִּי	My people
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
שֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ	would listen
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
לִ֑י	to Me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל	Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
! בִּדְרָכַ֥י	in My ways
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common plural construct, first person common singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
יְהַלֵּֽכוּ	that would walk
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.

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Similar Scriptures for Psalms 81:13

		Deuteronomy 5:29 [9]
		Isaiah 48:18 [9]
		Matthew 23:37 [3]
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		Luke 19:41-42 [3]
		Deuteronomy 32:29 [1]