Psalms 81:6-7 in English

⁶ I removed his shoulder from the burden: His hands were freed from the basket.

⁷ 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

⁶ I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you children of the Most High.

⁷ But ye die as men, and fall as one of the princes.

⁶ I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

⁷ 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.

⁶ I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

⁷ 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.

⁶ I have said, You° are gods; and all of you children of the Most High.

⁷ But you° die as men, and fall as one of the princes.

⁶ I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were freed from the basket.

⁷ Thou calledst in trouble, and I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah

⁶ “ After the rulers of Egypt forced you Israelis to work as slaves, I took those heavy burdens off your backs, and I enabled you to lay down those heavy baskets of bricks that you were carrying.

⁷ When you were greatly distressed, you called out to me, and I rescued you; I answered you out of a thundercloud. Later I tested whether you would trust me to give you water when you were in the desert at Meribah.

⁶ I have said, You° are gods; and all of you children of the Most High.

⁷ But you° die as men, and fall as one of the princes.

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.

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.

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.

⁶ I took the weight from his back; his hands were made free from the baskets.

⁷ You gave a cry in your trouble, and I made you free; I gave you an answer in the secret place of the thunder; I put you to the test at the waters of Meribah. (Selah.)

⁶ I removed his shoulder from the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.

⁷ 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.

⁶ I have said: You are gods and all of you the sons of the most High.

⁷ But you like men shall die: and shall fall like one of the princes.

⁶ “I took the load from your shoulders; I freed your hands from carrying heavy baskets.

⁷ In your suffering you cried out to me, and I saved you. I answered you from the thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

⁶ I haue withdrawen his shoulder from the burden, and his handes haue left the pots.

⁷ Thou calledst in affliction and I deliuered thee, and answered thee in the secret of the thunder: I prooued thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

⁶ (81-7) 'I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the basket.

⁷ (81-8) Thou didst call in trouble, and I rescued thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah

⁶ I removed his shoulder from the burden: His hands were delivered from the pots.

⁷ 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.

⁶ (81:7) I removed from the burden his shoulder: his hands left behind the burden-basket.

⁷ (81:8) In distress thou didst call, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret of the thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

⁶ I have said, Ye are gods; And all of you children of the Most High.

⁷ But ye die as men, And fall as one of the princes.

⁶ “I relieved said he thy shoulders from their burden; Thy hands were removed from the hod.

⁷ Thou didst call in trouble, and I delivered thee; In the secret place of thunder I answered thee; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Pause.

⁶ “I removed from your shoulder the burden, and freed your hands from the basket.

⁷ At your call of distress I delivered you, from the thundercloud I answered you. At Meribah's waters I tested you. Selah

⁶ “I removed from your shoulder the burden, and freed your hands from the basket.

⁷ At your call of distress I delivered you, from the thundercloud I answered you. At Meribah's waters I tested you. Selah

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 Quarreling.” Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁶ “I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were freed from holding the basket.

⁷ In your distress you called out, and I helped you; I answered you from a dark thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

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.

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.

⁶ I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.

⁷ 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.

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.

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.

⁶ He turned away his back from burdens; his hands served in a coffin.

⁷ In tribulation thou inwardly called-est me, and I delivered thee; I heard thee in the hid place of tempest, I proved thee at the waters of against-saying.

⁶ He turned away his back from burdens; his hands served in a coffin. (And the Lord said, I took away the burdens from off his back; his hands were delivered from having to carry the baskets.)

⁷ In tribulation thou inwardly calledest me, and I delivered thee; I heard thee in the hid place of tempest, I proved thee at the water(s) of against-saying. (In trouble thou calledest to me, and I saved thee; I answered thee from my hidden place in the tempest, and I proved thee at the waters of Meribah.)

⁶ From the burden his shoulder I turned aside, His hands from the basket pass over.

⁷ In distress thou hast called and I deliver thee, I answer thee in the secret place of thunder, I try thee by the waters of Meribah. Selah.