Salmi 81:6

6 Io ho ritratte, dice Iddio, le sue spalle da’ pesi; Le sue mani si son dipartite dalle corbe.

Salmi 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.

Salmi 81:6 In-Context

4 Perciocchè questo è uno statuto dato ad Israele, Una legge dell’Iddio di Giacobbe.

5 Egli lo costituì per una testimonianza in Giuseppe, Dopo ch’egli fu uscito fuori contro al paese di Egitto; Allora che io udii un linguaggio che io non intendeva.

6 Io ho ritratte, dice Iddio, le sue spalle da’ pesi; Le sue mani si son dipartite dalle corbe.

7 O popol mio, tu gridasti essendo in distretta, ed io te ne trassi fuori; Io ti risposi, stando nel nascondimento del tuono; Io ti provai alle acque di Meriba. Sela.

8 Io ti dissi: Ascolta, popol mio, ed io ti farò le mie protestazioni; O Israele, attendessi tu pure a me!