Hear, O My people, and I will testify unto thee:
O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto Me; There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
But My people would not hearken to My voice; and Israel would none of Me.
So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
Oh that My people had hearkened unto Me, and Israel had walked in My ways!
I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned My hand against their adversaries.
I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
But My people would not hearken to My voice; and Israel would none of Me.
So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
Oh that My people had hearkened unto Me, and Israel had walked in My ways!
I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned My hand against their adversaries.
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Psalm 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His commandments: His praise endureth for ever.
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When we have a fear of the Lord, we will do what God says. For a fear of the Lord is knowing that what God says to do is wisdom and for our own well being.
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