Psalms 81 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Joseph — Among the people of Israel. Testimony — For a witness of that glorious deliverance. He — God. Went — As a captain at the head of his people. Egypt — To execute his judgments upon that land. I — My progenitors, for all the successive generations of Israel make one body, and are sometimes spoken of as one person. A language — The Egyptian language, which at first was unknown to the Israelites, Genesis 42:13, and probably continued so for some considerable time, because they were much separated both in place and conversation from the Egyptians.

Pots — This word denotes all those vessels wherein they carried water, straw, lime, or bricks.

Calledst — At the Red Sea. Secret place — From the dark and cloudy pillar, whence I thundered against the Egyptians.

Testify — This God did presently after he brought them from Meribah, even at Sinai.

Wide — Either to pray for mercies, or to receive the mercies which I am ready to give you.

Him — Unto Israel. Their time — Their happy time.

Honey — With all pleasant and precious fruits.