Psalms 81:6–7
I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
†I remoued his shoulder from the burden: his handes were deliuered from the pots.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. passed away.
Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
*‖Thou calledst in trouble, and I deliuered thee, I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proued thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, strife.
- *Cross-referenceExod. 17.6.
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From verse 6
- Isaiah 9:4Rank 1 from verse 6
- Isaiah 10:27Rank 2 from verse 6
27And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
27†And it shall come to passe in that day, that his burden shalbe taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy necke, and the yoke shalbe destroyed because of the anointing.
- Exodus 6:6Rank 3 from verse 6
6Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
6Wherefore say vnto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from vnder the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage: and I will redeeme you with a stretched out arme, and with great iudgements.
- Matthew 11:29Rank 4 from verse 6
- Exodus 1:14Rank 5 from verse 6
14And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
14And they made their liues bitter, with hard bondage, in morter and in bricke, and in all maner of seruice in the fielde: all their seruice wherein they made them serue, was with rigour.
- Psalms 68:13Rank 6 from verse 6
From verse 7
- Exodus 19:19Rank 1 from verse 7
- Numbers 20:13Rank 2 from verse 7
- Exodus 2:23Rank 3 from verse 7
23¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
23¶ And it came to passe in processe of time, that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came vp vnto God, by reason of the bondage.
- Psalms 50:15Rank 4 from verse 7
- Exodus 14:10Rank 5 from verse 7
10¶ And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the Lord.
10¶ And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lift vp their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them, and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel lift vp their eyes, and beholde, the Egyptians marched after them, and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out vnto the LORD.
- Exodus 14:30–31Rank 6 from verse 7
30Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
31And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.
30Thus the LORD saued Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians: and Israel sawe the Egyptians dead vpon the sea shore.
31And Israel saw that great †worke which the LORD did vpon the Egyptians: & the people feared the LORD, and beleeued the LORD, and his seruant Moses.
- Psalms 91:14–15Rank 7 from verse 7
14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
14Because he hath set his loue vpon me, therefore will I deliuer him: I wil set him on high, because hee hath knowen my Name.
15He shall call vpon me, and I will answere him: I will bee with him in trouble, I will deliuer him, and honour him.
- Exodus 14:24Rank 8 from verse 7
24And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
24And it came to passe, that in the morning watch the LORD looked vnto the hoste of the Egyptians, through the pillar of fire, and of the cloude, and troubled the hoste of the Egyptians,
- Deuteronomy 33:8Rank 9 from verse 7
8¶ And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
8¶ And of Leui hee said, * Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou diddest prooue at Massah, & with whom thou didst striue at the waters of Meribah:
- Exodus 17:2–7Rank 10 from verse 7
2Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?
3And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
4And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
5And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.
6Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
7And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?
2Wherefore *the people did chide with Moses and said, Giue vs water that wee may drinke. And Moses said vnto them, Why chide you with mee? Wherefore doe ye tempt the LORD?
3And the people thirsted there for water, and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought vs vp out of Egypt, to kill vs and our children, and our cattell with thirst?
4And Moses cried vnto the LORD, saying, What shall I doe vnto this people? They be almost ready to stone me.
5And the LORD said vnto Moses, Goe on before the people, and take with thee of the Elders of Israel: and thy rod wherewith *thou smotest the riuer, take in thine hand, and goe.
6*Behold, I will stand before thee there, vpon the rocke in Horeb, and thou shalt smite the rocke, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drinke. And Moses did so, in the sight of the Elders of Israel.
7And hee called the name of the place †Massah, and †Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD amongst vs, or not?
- Exodus 20:18–21Rank 11 from verse 7
18¶ And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
19And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
20And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
18¶ And *all the people saw the thundrings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountaine smoking: and when the people saw it, they remooued, and stood a farre off.
19And they saide vnto Moses, *Speake thou with vs, and wee will heare: But let not God speake with vs, lest we die.
20And Moses said vnto the people, Feare not: for God is come to prooue you, and that his feare may bee before your faces, that ye sinne not.
21And the people stood afarre off, and Moses drew neere vnto the thicke darkenes, where God was.
- Numbers 20:24Rank 12 from verse 7
24Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
24Aaron shall bee gathered vnto his people: for hee shall not enter into the land which I haue giuen vnto the children of Israel, because yee rebelled against my †word at the water of Meribah.
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Psalms 81:6
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of remove, meaning to take or put away in any manner; to cause to leave a person or thing; to banish or destroy. To cause to change place; to put from its place in any manner.
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Sense 1: The upper joint of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, a place of bearing, support, or responsibility.
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Sense 1: A load carried; a weight, hardship, duty, or responsibility; also a solemn message laid upon a speaker. Sense 2: To weigh down or oppress.
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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.
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Deep vessels used for cooking, holding, or carrying substances.
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Psalms 81:7
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Second-person singular past form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: Disturbance, affliction, distress, vexation, or difficulty. Sense 2: To disturb, distress, afflict, or inconvenience.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.
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1. Hidden, concealed, private, or not openly known. 2. A hidden matter, counsel, or mystery.
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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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Sense 1: The loud sound associated with lightning or a storm. Sense 2: To make such a sound; of a voice, to sound like thunder. Sense 3: A loud or powerful sound described by comparison as thunder.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of prove, meaning to test, try, examine, or establish as true by evidence.
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81:1SING aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
81:1¶ Sing alowd vnto God our strength: make a ioyfull noise vnto the God of Iacob.
81:2Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
81:2Take a Psalme, and bring hither the timbrell: the pleasant harpe with the psalterie.
81:3Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
81:3Blow vp the trumpet in the new Moone: in the time appointed on our solemne feast day.
81:4For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
81:4For this was a Statute for Israel: and a Law of the God of Iacob.
81:5This 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.
81:5‖This he ordained in Ioseph for a testimonie, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language, that I vnderstood not.
81:6I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
81:6†I remoued his shoulder from the burden: his handes were deliuered from the pots.
Selected passage81:7Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
81:7*‖Thou calledst in trouble, and I deliuered thee, I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proued thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
Selected passage81:8Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
81:8Heare, O my people, and I will testifie vnto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken vnto me:
81:9There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
81:9There shall no strange God be in thee: neither shalt thou worship any strange God.
81:10I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
81:10I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
81:11But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
81:11But my people would not hearken to my voice: and Israel would none of me.
81:12So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
81:12*‖So I gaue them vp vnto their owne hearts lust: and they walked in in their owne counsels.
81:13Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
81:13O that my people had hearkned vnto me: and Israel had walked in my wayes!
81:14I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
81:14I should soone haue subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their aduersaries.
81:15The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
81:15‖The haters of the LORD should haue submitted themselues vnto him: but their time should haue endured for euer.
81:16He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
81:16†Hee should haue fedde them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honie out of the rocke, should I haue satisfied thee.