Text: Psalms 81:9-10
OT Text Referred to: Deuteronomy 5:6
Subject: Monotheistic claim (B)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Psalm 81:10 directly quotes the Decalogue preamble: "I am the LORD your God (אָנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, anokhi YHWH Elohekha), who brought you up out of the land of Egypt" — the identical formula of Deuteronomy 5:6. By embedding the Decalogue preamble in a festival psalm, the psalmist transforms the Sinai covenant introduction into liturgical worship, reminding each generation of worshipers that the God they serve is the God of the Exodus. The quotation anchors the psalm's conditional promise of blessing (vv. 13-16) in the Sinai covenant's historical foundation: obedience is owed to the specific God who accomplished specific redemption.
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Text: Deuteronomy 5:6
OT Text Referred to: Psalm 81:9
Subject: exclusive worship
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Deuteronomy 5:6 opens the Decalogue with God's self-identification: "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt" (אָנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם, 'anokhi YHWH 'elohekha 'asher hotzetikha me'eretz mitzrayim). Psalm 81:10 quotes this self-identification verbatim in a festal liturgy: "I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt." The psalmist embeds the Decalogue's opening declaration into worship, presenting God's exodus-based claim on Israel's exclusive loyalty as a living word spoken anew to each generation at the feast. By placing this declaration in a worship context, the psalm transforms the Sinai covenant formula into an ongoing demand for Israel's response.
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Text: Deuteronomy 5:6-7
OT Text Referred to: Psalm 81:9-10
Subject: First commandment in liturgical worship
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Deuteronomy 5:6-7 combines God's exodus self-identification with the first commandment: "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of... Egypt... You shall have no other gods before Me." Psalm 81:9-10 directly quotes both elements in a festal setting: "There shall be no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to a strange god. I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt." The psalm places the Decalogue's foundational commandments in God's own mouth as a living address to worshippers, making Sinai's demand contemporaneous with each festival celebration. The psalmist's lament that "My people did not listen to My voice" (81:11) reinforces that the commandment continues to be violated despite its repeated liturgical recitation.