Psalms 81:6

It said: ¹  “I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were released from holding the basket. ² 

Ex 1:14; Ex 6:6; Ps 68:13; Isa 9:4; Isa 10:27; Mt 11:29

¹ tn The words “It said” are not included in the Hebrew text. They are supplied in the translation for clarification.

² sn I removed the burden. The Lord speaks metaphorically of how he delivered his people from Egyptian bondage. The reference to a basket/burden probably alludes to the hard labor of the Israelites in Egypt, where they had to carry loads of bricks (see Exod 1:14).