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Psalm 81:5-7
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5 He made it (A)a decree in (B)Joseph
    when he (C)went out over[a] the land of Egypt.
(D)I hear a language (E)I had not known:
6 “I (F)relieved your[b] shoulder of (G)the burden;
    your hands were freed from the basket.
7 In distress you (H)called, and I delivered you;
    I (I)answered you in the secret place of thunder;
    I (J)tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

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  1. Psalm 81:5 Or against
  2. Psalm 81:6 Hebrew his; also next line
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Psalm 81:5-7
New International Version

5 When God went out against Egypt,(A)
    he established it as a statute for Joseph.

I heard an unknown voice say:(B)

6 “I removed the burden(C) from their shoulders;(D)
    their hands were set free from the basket.
7 In your distress you called(E) and I rescued you,
    I answered(F) you out of a thundercloud;
    I tested you at the waters of Meribah.[a](G)

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  1. Psalm 81:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
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