Passage

Psalms 81.12

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

10. I am Jehovah thy God, Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11. But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of me.

12. So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, That they might walk in their own counsels.

Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways! 14. I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their adversaries. (Psalms 81:10-14, ASV)

WEB

10. I am Yahweh, your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11. But my people didn’t listen to my voice. Israel desired none of me.

12. So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, that they might walk in their own counsels.

Oh that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways! 14. I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their adversaries. (Psalms 81:10-14, WEB)

KJV

10. I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 11. But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

12. So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels. ^{unto: or, to the hardness of their hearts, or, imagination}

Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! 14. I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. (Psalms 81:10-14, KJV)

YLT

10. I [am] Jehovah thy God, Who bringeth thee up out of the land of Egypt. Enlarge thy mouth, and I fill it. 11. But, My people hearkened not to My voice, And Israel hath not consented to Me.

12. And I send them away in the enmity of their heart, They walk in their own counsels.

O that My people were hearkening to Me, Israel in My ways would walk. 14. As a little thing their enemies I cause to bow, And against their adversaries I turn back My hand, (Psalms 81:10-14, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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