Bible for Soul
Book 19 of 66 · Poetry & Wisdom

PsalmsChapter 81 · the law and Israel

16 verses2 sections2 min readPoetry & worshipComplete KJV text

Psalms 81 contains 16 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include the law, Israel, and salvation and deliverance.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Psalms 81?

The chapter opens, “Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.” It closes in verse 16, “He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes
the lawIsraelsalvation and deliverance
Passage
Psalms 81:1–16
Reading time
About 2 minutes · 288 words
Section-by-section outline

Psalms 81 outline

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  1. Verses 1–11

    The Law · Israel

    Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

  2. Verses 12–16

    Enemies and Opposition

    So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

King James Version · complete chapter

Psalms 81 KJV

1Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. 2Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. 3Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. 4For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. 5This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not. 6I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. 7Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah. 8Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; 9There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. 10I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. 12So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels. 13Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! 14I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. 15The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. 16He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.