Psalm 81
Psalm 81 Meaning
Psalm 81 calls the people to festival worship, then shifts to God's own voice, reminding them how He rescued them from Egypt and longed for them to listen.
His grief is that His people would not obey, when He wanted to satisfy them with the finest of wheat and honey from the rock. Open wide your mouth, He says, and I will fill it.
Key verses from Psalm 81
“Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.”
Psalm 81:1
“I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.”
Psalm 81:10
“Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!”
Psalm 81:13
“He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.”
Psalm 81:16
How Psalm 81 points to Jesus
Jesus is the bread from heaven and the rock that gives honey. He is the God who longs to satisfy us and calls the wandering to open wide and be filled.