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Obedience Unlocks Victory
Commentators unanimously highlight that God's promise to defeat Israel's enemies was conditional. He states that He would have swiftly subdued their adversaries if only His people had listened and obeyed. This reveals a direct link between hearkening to God's voice and experiencing His divine protection and victory in our struggles.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 81:14
18th Century
Theologian
I should soon have subdued their enemies - This is one of the consequences that, it is said, would have followed if they had been o…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 81:13–14
19th Century
Bishop
Hearken ... subdue. —The verbs should be taken in a future sense, “Oh that my people would hearken ... I shou…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 81:14–15
19th Century
Preacher
I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 81:14
16th Century
Theologian
I would soon have brought their enemies low. Here the Israelites are taught that all the calamities which had befallen them were to be imp…
John Gill
On Psalms 81:14
17th Century
Pastor
I should soon have subdued their enemies
The Canaanites, and others: this he would have done in a very little time, …
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 81:8–16
17th Century
Minister
We cannot expect too little from the creature, nor too much from the Creator. We may have enough from God if we pray for it in faith. All the wicke…