Psalm 81:7
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Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
In other translations
Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
Hebrew words
בַּצָּרָהbatzarahin <the> troubleH6869קָרָאתָkaratayou called outH7121וָאֲחַלְּצֶךָּva'achaletzekaand I rescued youH2502אֶעֶנְךָ'e'enkhaI answered youH6030בְּסֵתֶרbeseterin [the] hiding place ofH5643רַעַםra'amthunderH7482אֶבְחָנְךָ'evchanekhaI tested youH974עַל־'al-atH5921מֵיmei[the] waters ofH4325מְרִיבָהmerivahMeribahH4809סֶלָה׃selahSelahH5542
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Related verses
- Exodus 19:19And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.
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- Exodus 2:23And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
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- Exodus 14:24And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,At morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion.
- Deuteronomy 33:8And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
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