Psalms 81:6

“I relieved [[said he]] thy shoulders from their burden; Thy hands were removed from the hod.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

In Context

5He appointed it as a memorial in Joseph, When he went out of the land of Egypt, Where he heard a language which he knew not.

7Thou didst call in trouble, and I delivered thee; In the secret place of thunder I answered thee; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. [[Pause.]]

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Cross References

Psalms 114:1When Israel came forth from Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

Isaiah 9:4For thou breakest their heavy yoke, And the rod that smote their backs, And the scourge of the taskmaster, As in the day of Midian.

Matthew 11:29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest for your souls.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 81:2-8

An Invitation to Praise. 1 Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. 2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. 4 For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. 5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not. 6 I removed his shoulder from the… Read the whole commentary →

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