He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant,
when he went out over the land of Egypt,
I heard a language that I didn’t know.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Psalms 81:5 in context
Psalms 81:2–8
2
Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine,
the pleasant lyre with the harp.
3
Blow the trumpet at the New Moon,
at the full moon, on our feast day.
4
For it is a statute for Israel,
an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
5
Selected verse
He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant,
when he went out over the land of Egypt,
I heard a language that I didn’t know.
6
“I removed his shoulder from the burden.
His hands were freed from the basket.
7
You called in trouble, and I delivered you.
I answered you in the secret place of thunder.
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.” Selah.
8
“Hear, my people, and I will testify to you,
Israel, if you would listen to me!
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