Psa 81:11-12 | NET2full | STEP | But my people did not obey me ; Israel did not submit to me.

‏ Psalms 81:11-12

11 But my people did not obey me; ^{▼▼tn Heb “did not listen to my voice.”}
Israel did not submit to me. ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew expression אָבָה לִי (ʾavah li) means “submit to me” (see Deut 13:8).}
12 I gave them over to their stubborn desires; ^{▼▼tn Heb “and I sent him away in the stubbornness of their heart.”}
they did what seemed right to them. ^{▼▼tn Heb “they walked in their counsel.” The prefixed verbal form is either preterite (“walked”) or a customary imperfect (“were walking”).}