Psalms 81:5 - Compare All Versions

Psalms 81:1-5 MSG (The Message)

A song to our strong God! a shout to the God of Jacob! Anthems from the choir, music from the band, sweet sounds from lute and harp, Trumpets and trombones and horns: it’s festival day, a feast to God! A day decreed by God, solemnly ordered by the God of Jacob. He commanded Joseph to keep this day so we’d never forget what he did in Egypt. I hear this most gentle whisper from One I never guessed would speak to me

Psalms 81:5 KJV (King James Version)

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 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

Psalms 81:5 NCV (New Century Version)

He gave this rule to the people of Joseph when they went out of the land of Egypt. I heard a language I did not know, saying

Psalms 81:5 ASV (American Standard Version)

He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language that I knew not.

Psalms 81:5 NIV (New International Version)

When God went out against Egypt, he established it as a statute for Joseph. I heard an unknown voice say

Psalms 81:5 NKJV (New King James Version)

This He established in Joseph as a testimony, When He went throughout the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language I did not understand.

Psalms 81:5 AMP (Amplified Bible)

He established it for a testimony in Joseph When He went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard the language [of One whom] I did not know, saying

Psalms 81:5 NLT (New Living Translation)

He made it a law for Israel when he attacked Egypt to set us free. I heard an unknown voice say

Psalms 81:5 TPT (The Passion Translation)

He has given these feasts to remind us of his triumph over Egypt, when he went out to wage war against them. I heard the message in an unknown tongue as he said to me

Psalms 81:5 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

He made it a decree in Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt. I hear a language I had not known