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

biblegateway Psa 81:6

"I relieved his shoulder of the burden, His hands were freed from the basket.

"I relieved his shoulder from the burden; his hands were freed from carrying the basket.

"I removed the burden from his shoulder. His hands were freed from the basket.

biblegateway Psa 81:6

He says, "I removed the burden from their shoulders; their hands were set free from the basket.

"I relieved your shoulder of the burden; your hands were freed from the basket.

bibleoremus Psa 81:6

"I relieved your shoulder of the burden; your hands were freed from the basket.

I lifted the load from his shoulders; his hands let go the builder's basket.

biblegateway Psa 81:6

"I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the baskets.

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

biblegateway Psa 81:6

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

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).