KJV ORIGINAL
Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
You have used Your mighty power to rescue Your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is celebrating how God used His great strength to save the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
📚 Historical Context
This psalm reflects on God's mighty acts of deliverance for Israel, particularly the Exodus from Egypt when God freed the Israelites from slavery. Jacob and Joseph represent the patriarchs whose descendants became the twelve tribes of Israel - Jacob was renamed Israel, and Joseph's sons Ephraim and Manasseh became two of the tribes.
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