Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Psalms 81:5
a testimony—The feasts, especially the passover, attested God's relation to His people.
Joseph—for Israel (Psalms 80:1).
went out through—or, "over," that is, Israel in the exodus.
I heard—change of person. The writer speaks for the nation.
language—literally, "lip" (Psalms 14:1). An aggravation or element of their distress that their oppressors were foreigners (Deuteronomy 28:49).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 81:5:
2 Samuel 19:20
Psalms 114:1-4
Mark 13:27
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