Psalms 81:8

“Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee, etc.] Of himself, his being, and perfections; what he was unto them, had done for them, and would do for them, as in the following verses: or “testify in thee” f1174, bear witness to their spirits, that they were his people, and he was their God; this is a witness which the people of God have in themselves; it is the inward testimony of the Spirit; besides which, there is the outward testimony of the word, and which also may be here meant; for it may be rendered, I will give a testimony to thee: the law is a testimony of the will of God to his people, what he would have done, or not done; and the Gospel is a testimony of his grace, and the…”

“Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee ... - See the notes at the similar passage in Psalms 50:7. God calls their attention to what he required of them; to what his law demanded; to what was the condition of their being his people and of securing his favor. What the demanded was, that they should acknowledge him; obey him; serve him; that there should be no strange god among them, and that they should worship no false god, Psalms 81:9. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Testify - This God did presently after he brought them from Meribah, even at Sinai. Psalms 81:10”

“81:8-10 God pleads with his people to remember the covenant and the Ten Commandments.”

“Hear: Psa 50:7; Deu 32:46; Isa 55:3, Isa 55:4; Joh 3:11, Joh 3:32, Joh 3:33; Act 20:21; Jo1 5:9 if thou wilt: Psa 81:13; Exo 15:26; Deu 5:27; Isa 1:19 Psalms 81:9”