Focused Passage

Psalms 81:6-10

Festival Praise, Covenant Hearing, and the God Who Longs to Satisfy His People

The psalm moves from loud festival summons, to covenant statute and exodus memory, into a first-person divine oracle recalling deliverance, warning against foreign gods, exposing Israel's refusal, and ending with God's yearning promise of victory and satisfaction if His people would listen and walk in His ways.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

6“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.

7You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

8Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!

9There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.

10I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.

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Verse 6

Cross-references

Isaiah 9:4Classic cross-references Isaiah 10:27Classic cross-references Exodus 6:6Classic cross-references Matthew 11:29Classic cross-references Exodus 2:23Classic cross-references

Original words

I relievedהֲסִיר֣וֹתִיH5493Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularhis shoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹH7926Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularof the burdenמִסֵּ֣בֶלH5447Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularhis handsכַּ֝פָּ֗יוH3709Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singularwere freedתַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה׃H5674Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralfrom the basketמִדּ֥וּדH1731Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

Psalms 50:15Classic cross-references Exodus 19:19Classic cross-references Exodus 17:7Classic cross-references Exodus 2:23Classic cross-references Numbers 20:13Classic cross-references

Original words

You called outקָרָ֗אתָH7121Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularin distressבַּצָּרָ֥הH6869Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularand I rescued youוָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּH2502Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularI answeredאֶ֭עֶנְךָH6030Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularyou from the cloudבְּסֵ֣תֶרH5643Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof thunderרַ֑עַםH7482Noun - masculine singularI testedאֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨H974Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularyou atעַל־H5921Prepositionthe watersמֵ֖יH4325Noun - masculine plural constructof Meribahמְרִיבָ֣הH4809Noun - proper - feminine singularSelahסֶֽלָה׃H5542Interjection

BSB notes

Meribah means quarreling; see Exodus 17:7.

Verse 8

Cross-references

Psalms 50:7Classic cross-references Exodus 15:26Classic cross-references John 3:11Classic cross-references 1 John 5:9Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:19Classic cross-references

Original words

Hearשְׁמַ֣עH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularO My peopleעַ֭מִּיH5971Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand I will warnוְאָעִ֣ידָהH5749Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularyouבָּ֑ךְPreposition | second person masculine singularO Israelיִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularif onlyאִם־H518Conjunctionyou would listenתִּֽשְׁמַֽע־H8085Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularto Meלִֽי׃Preposition | first person common singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Exodus 20:3Classic cross-references Isaiah 43:12Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 32:12Classic cross-references Hosea 13:4Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 8:5Classic cross-references

Original words

There must be noלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .יִהְיֶ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularstrangeזָ֑רH2114Adjective - masculine singulargodאֵ֣לH410Noun - masculine singularamong youבְ֭ךָPreposition | second person masculine singularnor shall youוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlebowתִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗הH7812Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singularto a foreignנֵכָֽר׃H5236Noun - masculine singulargodלְאֵ֣לH410Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct

Verse 10

Cross-references

John 15:7Classic cross-references Exodus 20:2Classic cross-references Matthew 7:8Classic cross-references Psalms 107:9Classic cross-references John 7:37Classic cross-references

Original words

Iאָנֹכִ֨י׀H595Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְה֘וָ֤הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularwho brought you upהַֽ֭מַּעַלְךָH5927Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularvvvמֵאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructout of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularOpen wide your mouthפִּ֝֗יךָH6310Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular. . .הַרְחֶב־H7337Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularand I will fill itוַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃H4390Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | third person masculine singular

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