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Psalm 81:5

World English Bible

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.

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Psalm 81:5 in other translations

He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language that I knew not.

Psalm 81:5 · American Standard Version

Psalm 81:5 in context

  1. 3Blow the trumpet at the New Moon,
    at the full moon, on our feast day.
  2. 4For it is a statute for Israel,
    an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
  3. 5He 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.
  4. 6“I removed his shoulder from the burden.
    His hands were freed from the basket.
  5. 7You called in trouble, and I delivered you.
    I answered you in the secret place of thunder.
    I tested you at the waters of Meribah.”