“For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.”
The yoke that burdens them and the rod that strikes them are broken like those that afflicted Midian—a comparison that situates God's deliverance in the continuity of His historical redemptive acts on behalf of His people. The reference to Midian's defeat recalls the dramatic victory recounted in Judges, establishing the pattern that God fights for His people against overwhelming odds when they call upon Him. This verse combines memory of past deliverance with promise of future liberation, using history as the ground of faith.
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