Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people - (Exodus 6:6.)
The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Joseph is mentioned, as the head of the Ten tribes was Ephraim, descended from Joseph (Psalms 78:67; Psalms 80:1). The recent loss of the Ten tribes - "the house of Joseph" (Zechariah 10:6) - to the covenant people weighed heavily on the Psalmist's mind; so God's special favour to Joseph, in redeeming his house out of Egypt, suggests the hope of their restoration from their present bondage-a hope even still remaining to be realized. A special possession in Canaan belonged, by Jacob's original gift, to Joseph (Genesis 48:22). He was the preserver, under God, of Israel's other sons and their households; and was thus as it were their second father in Egypt (Genesis 50:21) (Muis). Genesis 49:24 says of Joseph, "from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel."
Selah. This note invites us to enjoy the calm tranquillity of soul that depends on God for redemption.