Psa 81:9-14 | NET2full | STEP | There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god .

‏ Psalms 81:9-14

9 There must be ^{▼▼tn The imperfect verbal forms in v. 9 have a modal function, expressing what is obligatory.} no other ^{▼▼tn Heb “different”; “illicit.”} god among you.
You must not worship a foreign god.
10 I am the Lord, your God,
the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.’
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”).}
13 If only my people would obey me! ^{▼▼tn Heb “if only my people were listening to me.” The Hebrew particle לוּ (lu, “if not”) introduces a purely hypothetical or contrary to fact condition (see 2 Sam 18:12).}
If only Israel would keep my commands! ^{▼▼tn Heb “[and if only] Israel would walk in my ways.”}
14 Then I would quickly subdue their enemies,
and attack ^{▼▼tn Heb “turn my hand against.” The idiom “turn the hand against” has the nuance of “strike with the hand, attack” (see Isa 1:25; Ezek 38:12; Amos 1:8; Zech 13:7).} their adversaries.”