Text: Psalms 81:9-10
OT Text Referred to: Deuteronomy 5:9
Subject: Monotheistic claim (B)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Psalm 81:9 prohibits bowing to foreign gods — "nor shall you bow down to an alien god" (וְלֹא־תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לְאֵל נֵכָר) — echoing the second commandment's prohibition in Deuteronomy 5:9: "You shall not bow down to them or serve them" (לֹא־תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לָהֶם). The shared verb הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה (hishtachavah, "to bow down/worship") connects the psalm's liturgical warning with the Decalogue's formal prohibition. The psalm places this Sinai commandment in the context of a festival celebration, embedding covenant law within worship as a regular reminder that the feasts themselves belong exclusively to the God who brought Israel from Egypt.
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Text: Deuteronomy 5:9
OT Text Referred to: Psalm 81:9-10
Subject: Jealous God demanding exclusive worship
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Deuteronomy 5:9 warns against bowing to idols because God is "a jealous God" who punishes those who hate Him. Psalm 81:9-10 restates this demand in festal worship: "There shall be no foreign god among you (לֹא יִהְיֶה בְךָ אֵל זָר, lo yihyeh vekha 'el zar); you shall not bow down to a strange god. I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt." The psalm directly quotes the first and second commandments, placing them in God's mouth as a fresh appeal during a festival. The psalmist's lament that Israel "did not listen to My voice" (81:11) shows that the jealous God's demand for exclusive worship, established at Sinai and restated at every feast, was persistently ignored—making the liturgical repetition an indictment as much as an invitation.
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Text: Deuteronomy 5:9
OT Text Referred to: Psalm 81:9
Subject: exclusive worship
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Deuteronomy 5:9 prohibits bowing to other gods because the LORD is "a jealous God" (אֵל קַנָּא, 'El qanna'), and Psalm 81:9 rephrases this prohibition in festal liturgy: "There shall be no foreign god among you" (לֹא יִהְיֶה בְךָ אֵל זָר, lo yihyeh vekha 'el zar). The psalm transforms the Decalogue's prohibition into a divine speech within worship, presenting God as personally addressing the congregation with the same demand He made at Sinai. By placing the exclusive-worship requirement in a liturgical context tied to Israel's feasts, the psalmist ensures that each generation encounters the jealous God's demand as a present reality, not merely a past event.