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A Testimony in Joseph
Commentators agree that "Joseph" is a poetic name for the entire nation of Israel. The "testimony" or statute mentioned refers to the religious festivals, like the Passover, which God established at the time of the Exodus. These feasts were to serve as a permanent, tangible reminder for all future generations of His mighty act of deliverance from slavery.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 81:5
18th Century
Theologian
This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony – literally, he placed this; that is, he appointed it. The word Joseph here stands for t…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 81:5
19th Century
Bishop
Joseph. — The prominence given to this name indicates, according to some critics, that the author belonged to the northern kingdom…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 81:2–6
19th Century
Preacher
Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 81:5
16th Century
Theologian
He set it for a testimony in Joseph. The Hebrew word עדוה , eduth, is by some derived from עדה , adah, which signifies <…
John Gill
On Psalms 81:5
17th Century
Pastor
This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony
That is, this law concerning the blowing of trumpets on the new moon, and…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 81:1–7
17th Century
Minister
All the worship we can render to the Lord is beneath his excellences and our obligations to him, especially in our redemption from sin and wrath. W…