Mazmur 65:3

65:3 Our record of sins overwhelms me, ¹ 

but you forgive ²  our acts of rebellion.

Mazmur 81:6

81:6 It said: ³  “I removed the burden from his shoulder;

his hands were released from holding the basket. ⁴ 

[65:3]  ¹ tn Heb “the records of sins are too strong for me.”

[65:3]  ² tn Or “make atonement for.”

[81:6]  ³ tn The words “It said” are not included in the Hebrew text. They are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[81:6]  ⁴ sn I removed the burden. The Lord speaks metaphorically of how he delivered his people from Egyptian bondage. The reference to a basket/burden probably alludes to the hard labor of the Israelites in Egypt, where they had to carry loads of bricks (see Exod 1:14).