psalms 81:5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

psalms 81:5 He established it for a testimony in Joseph, When he went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard a language that I did not know:

5. a testimony--The feasts, especially the passover, attested God's relation to His people.
Joseph--for Israel (Ps 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" (Ps 14:1). An aggravation or element of their distress that their oppressors were foreigners (De 28:49).

psalms 81:5 He established it for a testimony in Joseph, When he went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard a language that I did not know:

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