Psalm 81:12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 81:1-16

Psalms 81:0 A festival songIn the traditions that grew up around the Jewish festivals, this song was sung annually at the Feast of Tabernacles. (For this feast see Leviticus 23:33-36,Leviticus 23:39-43.) The song opens with a reminder of God’s command to keep this joyous festival in remembrance of his goodness in saving his people from Egypt (1-5).God then recounts how he lifted the burden of slavery from the backs of his people and looked after them as they travelled through the barren... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 81:12

gave them up = let him (Israel) go on. The greatest judgment God could have given them; or give us. lust = stubbornness. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 81:1-16

Psalms 81This psalm is a joyful celebration of God’s deliverance of His people. The Israelites probably sang it at the Feast of Tabernacles, since it is a review of God’s faithfulness and focuses especially on the wilderness wanderings. [Note: A. Ross, p. 853.] The Feast of Tabernacles reminded the Israelites of this period in their history."Psalms 81 is a close companion to Psalms 50. If anything, the lines of the argument are even clearer here." [Note: Brueggemann, p. 92.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 81:6-16

2. A report of God’s communication 81:6-16 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 81:11-12

Israel had not kept God’s law, however. Consequently He let His people go their own way (cf. Romans 1) so they would learn to return to Him. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 81:1-16

After a summons to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles (Psalms 81:1-3) this Ps. recalls the meaning of Israel’s national festivals as memorials of their deliverance from Egypt (Psalms 81:4-7). From Psalms 81:6 onward God is the speaker. In Psalms 81:8-10 He repeats His ancient command to Israel to worship Him alone, and in Psalms 81:11-12 He tells of their disobedience and its consequences. The concluding vv. express His desire that Israel may now prove more loyal than of old, that He may bless... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 81:12

(12) Lust.—Rather, stubbornness, or perversity, from root meaning “to twist.” read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 81:1-16

Consecration and Expectation Psalms 81:8-10 I. The duty of religion flows directly from the fact of God. Wherever God is acknowledged there religion is obligatory. To us then who admit that there is a God of whom we know something religion cannot be optional. God is, and it is our duty to honour and obey Him. Full obedience, then, is one fundamental element of religion, as it is brought before us in our text We might find a ground for demanding obedience to God further back than any special... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 81:1-16

Psalms 81:1-16THE psalmist summons priests and people to a solemn festival, commemorative of Israel’s deliverance from Egypt, and sets forth the lessons which that deliverance teaches, the learning of which is the true way of keeping the feast. There has been much discussion as to which feast is in the psalmist’s mind. That of Tabernacles has been widely accepted as intended, chiefly on the ground that the first day of the month in which it occurred was celebrated by the blowing of trumpets, as... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 81:1-16

Psalms 81:0 Hope Revived: His Gracious Return to Israel 1. The blowing of the trumpet (Psalms 81:1-5 ) 2. His loving call to His people (Psalms 81:6-12 ) 3. Gracious results promised (Psalms 81:13-16 ) Hope has revived and singing is commanded. What interests us most is the call to blow the trumpet in the new moon. The blowing of the trumpet, in the feast of trumpets (Leviticus 23:1-44 ), marks the beginning of Israel’s New Year. Dispensationally it stands for the regathering of Israel... read more

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