Psalms 81:7

"“I removed his shoulder from the burden. His hands were freed from the basket."

Key Reflection

In Psalms 81:7, God speaks of relieving a people's burdens through His intervention, much like lifting the load off their shoulders and freeing their hands from carrying baskets. This imagery likely refers to the liberation of Israel from slavery in Egypt, where they were burdened with making bricks and carrying heavy loads (Exodus 1:11-14; Exodus 5:4-17). The verse highlights God's power in delivering His people from oppressive labor, symbolizing a profound act of deliverance and the beginning of freedom.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Thou calledst in trouble -The people of Israel.Exodus 2:23;Exodus 3:9;Exodus 14:10. And I delivered thee -I brought the people out of Egypt. I answered thee in the secret place of thunder -That is, in the lonely, retired, solemn place where the thunder rolled; the solitudes where there was no voice but the voice of thunder, and where that seemed to come from the deep recesses of the mountain gorges. The allusion is doubtless to Sinai. CompareExodus 19:17-19. The meaning is, that he gave a response - a real reply - to their prayer - amid the solemn scenes of Sinai, when he gave them his law; when he recognized them as his people; when he entered into covenant with them.

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