KJV King James Version
I [am] the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
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Psalm 81:10
I [am] the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
WEB World English Bible
I am Yahweh, your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
ASV American Standard Version
I am Jehovah thy God, Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
I am Jehovah thy God, Who bringeth thee up out of the land of Egypt. Enlarge thy mouth, and I fill it.
Surrounding context — Psalm 81
7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
9 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
10 I [am] the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: [and] they walked in their own counsels.
13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, [and] Israel had walked in my ways!
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John 15:7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.Exodus 20:2I [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.Psalm 107:9For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.John 7:37In the last day, that great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.Revelation 21:6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.Ephesians 3:19-20And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.Revelation 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.Psalm 37:3-4Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.John 16:23And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give [it] you.Jeremiah 31:31-33Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:Jeremiah 11:4Which I commanded your fathers in the day [that] I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
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