Psalm 81:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 He made it a decree for Joseph
when he came out of the land of Egypt.
II
7 [a]I heard a tongue I did not know:
“I removed his shoulder from the burden;[b]
his hands moved away from the basket.(A)
8 In distress you called and I rescued you;
I answered you in secret with thunder;
At the waters of Meribah[c] I tested you:(B)
Notas al pie
- 81:7 I heard a tongue I did not know: a Temple official speaks the word of God (Ps 81:5b–16), which is authoritative and unlike merely human words (cf. Nm 24:4, 16).
- 81:7 I removed his shoulder from the burden: A reference to the liberation of Israel from slavery in Egypt. The basket: for carrying clay to make bricks, cf. Ex 1:14.
- 81:8 Meribah: place of rebellion in the wilderness; cf. Ex 17:7; Nm 20:13.
Psalm 81:8-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 In distress you called and I rescued you;
I answered you in secret with thunder;
At the waters of Meribah[a] I tested you:(A) 9 ‘Listen, my people, I will testify against you
Selah
If only you will listen to me, Israel!(B)
Psalm 81:10-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 There shall be no foreign god among you;[a](A)
you shall not bow down to an alien god.
11 ‘I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
Open wide your mouth that I may fill it.’
Psalm 81:14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 O that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would walk in my ways,(A)
Psalm 81:17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 But Israel I will feed with the finest wheat,
I will satisfy them with honey from the rock.”(A)
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