Psalms 81:9

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.

Complete Jewish Bible:

There is not to be with you any foreign god; you are not to worship an alien god.

Berean Standard Bible:

There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.

American Standard Version:

There shall no strange god be in thee; Neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

There shall no strange{H2114}{H8801)} god{H410} be in thee; neither shalt thou worship{H7812}{H8691)} any strange{H5236} god{H410}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Isaiah 43:12

  • I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when [there was] no strange [god] among you: therefore ye [are] my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I [am] God.

Deuteronomy 32:12

  • [So] the LORD alone did lead him, and [there was] no strange god with him.

1 Corinthians 8:5

  • For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

1 Corinthians 8:6

  • But to us [there is but] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him.

Deuteronomy 6:14

  • Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which [are] round about you;

Psalms 44:20

  • If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

Exodus 20:3

  • Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

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Commentary for Psalms 81:9

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H2114
    There are 76 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: זוּר
    Transliteration: zûwr
    Pronunciation: zoor
    Description: a primitive root; to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery; (come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).
  2. Strong's Number: H410
    There are 307 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֵל
    Transliteration: ʼêl
    Pronunciation: ale
    Description: shortened from אַיִל; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity); God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
  3. Strong's Number: H7812
    There are 166 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁחָה
    Transliteration: shâchâh
    Pronunciation: shaw-khaw'
    Description: a primitive root; to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God); bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
  4. Strong's Number: H5236
    There are 35 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נֵכָר
    Transliteration: nêkâr
    Pronunciation: nay-kawr'
    Description: ' from נָכַר; foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom; alien, strange ([phrase] -er).