Psalm 81:12
“So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 81Meaning
Psalm 81 joins festival praise with a divine oracle. It recalls deliverance from Egypt, warns against foreign gods, laments Israel’s refusal to listen, and closes with God’s desire to subdue enemies and feed the people abundantly.
Israel refuses and follows its own counsel
Psalm 81 joins festival praise with a divine oracle. It recalls deliverance from Egypt, warns against foreign gods, laments Israel’s refusal to listen, and closes with God’s desire to subdue enemies and feed the people abundantly.
Read carefully
The speaker is God within the psalmic oracle; the text does not delegate punitive authority to private readers.
Reflection
Take persistent self-direction seriously while continuing to practice humility, accountability, and care for others.