Psa 81:13 | MHM | STEP | v. 13-16 : God shows his loving desire for their good: “Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: and their time should have endured forever. He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied you” (Psalm 81:13-16 ). God would have quickly defeated their enemies and given them lasting happiness and abundance, if only they had obeyed. God’s greatest desire is to bless his people, but their disobedience keeps them from receiving it.

‏ Psalms 81:13

v. 13-16: God shows his loving desire for their good: “Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: and their time should have endured forever. He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied you”(Psalm 81:13-16 ^a). God would have quickly defeated their enemies and given them lasting happiness and abundance, if only they had obeyed. God’s greatest desire is to bless his people, but their disobedience keeps them from receiving it.