Salmos 81:6

6 «Ahora quitaré la carga de tus hombros;
liberaré tus manos de las tareas pesadas.

Salmos 81:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 81:6

I removed his shoulder from the burden
These are the words of God, declaring how he had delivered the Israelites from the oppression and cruelty of the Egyptians; who made their lives bitter in hard bondage, and obliged them to carry heavy loads of bricks upon their shoulders:

his hands were delivered from the pots,
or "baskets" ^F3; into which the bricks were put when made, and carried on their shoulders; or from making of pots, as Kimchi, who thinks the Israelites were employed in making pots of clay as well as bricks; see ( Psalms 68:13 ) , the Targum is,

``his hands withdrew themselves from casting clay into the pots:''

the whole is typical of the saints' deliverance by Christ from the bondage of sin, Satan, and the law.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (dwdm) "a sporta, a cophino", Gejerus, Amama, Michaelis.

Salmos 81:6 In-Context

4 Pues los decretos de Israel así lo exigen;
es una ordenanza del Dios de Jacob.

5 Él lo hizo ley para Israel
cuando atacó a Egipto para ponernos en libertad.
Oí una voz desconocida que decía:

6 «Ahora quitaré la carga de tus hombros;
liberaré tus manos de las tareas pesadas.

7 Clamaste a mí cuando estabas en apuros, y yo te salvé;
respondí desde el nubarrón
y puse a prueba tu fe cuando no había agua en Meriba.
Interludio

8 »Escúchame, pueblo mío, en tanto te doy severas advertencias.
¡Oh Israel, si tan solo me escucharas!