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Selected Verse: Psalms 81:9 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 81:9 |
King James |
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
There shall no strange god be in thee - Worshipped by thee; or recognized and regarded as a god. This was a condition of his favor and friendship. Compare Deu 32:12; Isa 43:12. The word here rendered "strange" - זר zār - has reference to one of a foreign nation; and the meaning is, that they were not to worship or adore the gods that were worshipped by foreigners. This was a fundamental law of the Hebrew commonwealth.
Neither shalt thou worship any strange god - The Hebrew word here is different - נכר nêkâr - but means substantially the same thing. The allusion is to gods worshipped by foreign nations. |
12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.
12 So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.