He established it for a testimony in Joseph
When he [a](A)went throughout the land of Egypt.
I heard a (B)language that I did not know:

“I [b](C)relieved his shoulder of the burden,
His hands were freed from the [c]basket.
“You (D)called in trouble and I rescued you;
I (E)answered you in the hiding place of thunder;
I proved you at the (F)waters of Meribah. [d]Selah.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 81:5 Lit went out over
  2. Psalm 81:6 Lit removed his shoulder from
  3. Psalm 81:6 Or brick load
  4. Psalm 81:7 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude