“‘But my people did not listen to my voice.
Israel would not submit to me.
So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts.
They followed their own counsels.
O that my people would listen to me!
O that Israel would walk in my ways!
Then I would quickly subdue their enemies.
I would turn my hand against their foes.
Those who hate Yahweh
Would cringe toward him.
Their fate would last forever.
I would feed you with the finest of the wheat.
I would feed you with honey from the rock.
I would satisfy you.’”
This psalm ends with the Temple prophet speaking in the name of Yahweh. They would not listen to the voice of Yahweh. Israel did not submit to Yahweh because of their stubborn hearts. They followed their own counsel. They would not listen to Yahweh and walk in his ways. If they had, Yahweh could have quickly subdued their enemies. He would have turned against their foes. Those who hated Yahweh would cringe. Yahweh would have feed them with the finest wheat and honey that would have satisfied them.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 