Psalms

Psalm 81:6–10

⁶“I relieved his shoulder of the burden;

his hands were freed from the basket.

⁷You called out in distress, and I rescued you;

I answered you from the cloud of thunder;

I tested you at the waters of Meribah.^c

Selah

⁸Hear, O My people, and I will warn you:

O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!

⁹There must be no strange god among you,

nor shall you bow to a foreign god.

¹⁰I am the LORD your God,

who brought you up out of Egypt.

Open wide your mouth,

and I will fill it.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I relieved	הֲסִיר֣וֹתִי	hă·sî·rō·w·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H5493 turn aside
his shoulder	שִׁכְמ֑וֹ	šiḵ·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7926 shoulder
of the burden	מִסֵּ֣בֶל	mis·sê·ḇel	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H5447 load, burden
his hands	כַּ֝פָּ֗יו	kap·pāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
were freed	תַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה׃	ta·‘ă·ḇō·rə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
from the basket	מִדּ֥וּד	mid·dūḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1731 pot, jar

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You called out	קָרָ֗אתָ	qā·rā·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
in distress	בַּצָּרָ֥ה	baṣ·ṣā·rāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
and I rescued you	וָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּ	wā·’ă·ḥal·lə·ṣe·kā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H2502 draw off or out, withdraw
I answered	אֶ֭עֶנְךָ	’e·‘en·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
you from the cloud	בְּסֵ֣תֶר	bə·sê·ṯer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
of thunder	רַ֑עַם	ra·‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H7482 thunder
I tested	אֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨	’eḇ·ḥā·nə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H974 examine, try
you at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the waters	מֵ֖י	mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of Meribah	מְרִיבָ֣ה	mə·rî·ḇāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4809 Meribah
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hear	שְׁמַ֣ע	šə·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
O My people	עַ֭מִּי	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
and I will warn	וְאָעִ֣ידָה	wə·’ā·‘î·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
you	בָּ֑ךְ	bāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular
O Israel	יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
if only	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you would listen	תִּֽשְׁמַֽע־	tiš·ma‘-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
to Me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There must be no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
strange	זָ֑ר	zār	Adjective - masculine singular	H2114 be a stranger
god	אֵ֣ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
among you	בְ֭ךָ	ḇə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
nor shall you	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
bow	תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה	ṯiš·ta·ḥă·weh	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7812 bow down
to a foreign	נֵכָֽר׃	nê·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H5236 that which is foreign, foreignness
god	לְאֵ֣ל	lə·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H410 god

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָנֹכִ֨י׀	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am the LORD	יְה֘וָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
who brought you up	הַֽ֭מַּעַלְךָ	ham·ma·‘al·ḵā	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
out of Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Open wide your mouth	פִּ֝֗יךָ	pî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
and I will fill it	וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃	wa·’ă·mal·’ê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill