Psalms 77:15

Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people - (.)

The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Joseph is mentioned, as the head of the Ten tribes was Ephraim, descended from Joseph (; ). The recent loss of the Ten tribes - "the house of Joseph" () - 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 (). 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 () (Muis). 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.