Revised Version 1895
Psalms 81:5
5He appointed it in Joseph for testimony, when he went out over the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I knew not.
Psalms 81:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)When God went out against Egypt, he established it as a statute for Joseph. I heard an unknown voice say:
- English Standard Version (ESV)He made it a decree in Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt. I hear a language I had not known:
- New King James Version (NKJV)This He established in Joseph as a testimony, When He went throughout the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language I did not understand.
Context of Psalms 81:5
3Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, at the full moon, on our solemn feast day. 4For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. He appointed it in Joseph for testimony, when he went out over the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I knew not. 6I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were freed from the basket. 7Thou calledst in trouble, and I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah
Read all of Psalms 81Psalms 81:5 word by word
עֵ֤דוּת׀ בִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ף שָׂמ֗וֹ בְּ֭צֵאתוֹ עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם שְׂפַ֖ת לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶשְׁמָֽע׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 81:5
- Psalms 77:15Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
- Psalms 80:1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest upon the cherubim, shine forth.
- Amos 6:6that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
- Psalms 78:6That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and tell them to their children:
- Exodus 13:8And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying, It is because of that which the LORD did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 4:45these are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, when they came forth out of Egypt;
- Ezekiel 20:20and hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.
- Exodus 12:12For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD.
- Psalms 114:1When Israel went forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
- Deuteronomy 28:49The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
- Isaiah 28:11Nay, but by men of strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people:
- Jeremiah 5:15Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
- 1 Corinthians 14:21In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, saith the Lord.
Commentaries on Psalms 81:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5I heard a language I understood not - This passage is difficult. Who heard? And what was heard? All the Versions, except the Chaldee, read the pronoun in the third person, instead of the first. "He heard a language that he understood not." And to the Versions Kennicott reforms the text, ישמע ידעה לא שפת sephath lo yadah yisma ; "a language which he did not understand he heard." But what was that language? Some say the Egyptian; others, who take Joseph to…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony - literally, he placed this; that is, he appointed it. The word Joseph here stands for the whole Hebrew people, as in Psalm 80:1. See the notes at that verse. The meaning is, that the ordinance for observing this festival - the Passover - was to be traced back to the time when they were in Egypt. The obligation to observe it was thus enhanced by the very antiquity of the observance, and by the fact that it was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5for Joseph: The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh (the sons of Joseph) are used here to refer to the entire nation of Israel.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. a testimony--The feasts, especially the passover, attested God's relation to His people. Joseph--for Israel (Psa 80:1). went out through--or, "over," that is, Israel in the exodus. I heard--change of person. The writer speaks for the nation. language--literally, "lip" (Psa 14:1). An aggravation or element of their distress that their oppressors were foreigners (De 28:49).Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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