Psalms 81:7
In distress, thou didst cry, and I delivered thee,—I answered thee, within a hiding-place of thunder, I proved thee by the waters of Meribah. [Selah.]
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
6I took away, from the burden, his shoulder, his hands, from the clay, were set free.
8Hear, O my people, and I will adjure thee, O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me!
Cross References
Exodus 6:6Therefore say thou to the sons of Israel-I, am Yahweh, Therefore will I bring you forth from under the burdens of Egypt, And will deliver you out of their service, And will redeem you with a stretched-out arm, and with great judgments;
Exodus 14:24And it came to pass in the morning watch, that Yahweh looked down into the camp of the Egyptians, through the pillar of fire and cloud, and confused the camp of the Egyptians;
Exodus 17:2And the people found fault with Moses, and said—Give us water, that we may drink. And Moses said to them, Why should ye find fault with me? Why should ye put Yahweh to the proof?
Exodus 20:2I, am Yahweh thy God,—who have brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of servants:—
Numbers 20:13The same, were the waters of Meribah [that is "Contention"] in that the sons of Israel contended with Yahweh,—and so he hallowed himself among them.
Deuteronomy 5:6I, am Yahweh thy God, who have brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt out of the house of servants:—
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 →