Psalms 81:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.”

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BSBPD

““I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I removed his shoulder from the burden: His hands were freed from the basket.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“From the burden his shoulder I turned aside, His hands from the basket pass over.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 81:6 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 1:14and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
  2. Exodus 6:6Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
  3. 1 Chronicles 4:23These were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.
  4. Psalms 68:13Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”
  5. Psalms 114:1When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
  6. Psalms 122:4where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
  7. Isaiah 9:4For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.
  8. Isaiah 10:27On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.
  9. Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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