Psalms 81:7

Psalms 81:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)In your distress you called and I rescued you, I answered you out of a thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In distress you called, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)You called in trouble, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

Context of Psalms 81:7

5He established it for a testimony in Joseph When He went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard the language [of One whom] I did not know, saying, 6“I removed the burden from his shoulder; His hands were freed from the basket. You called in [the time of] trouble and I rescued you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah. 8Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you— O Israel, if you would listen to Me! 9Let there be no strange god among you, Nor shall you worship any foreign god.

Psalms 81:7 word by word

בַּצָּרָ֥ה קָרָ֗אתָ וָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּ אֶ֭עֶנְךָ בְּסֵ֣תֶר רַ֑עַם אֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨ עַל־מֵ֖י מְרִיבָ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou calledstקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• in troubleצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• and I deliveredחָלַץchâlats · to rescueH2502
• thee; I answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• thee in the secret placeסֵ֫תֶרsêther sithrâh · secrecyH5643
• of thunderרַ֫עַםra‛am · thunderH7482
• I provedבָּחַןbâchan · to testH974
• thee at the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• of Meribahמְרִיבָהmerîybâh · MeribahH4809
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 81:7

• Psalms 50:15Call on Me in the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.”
• Psalms 91:14“Because he set his love on Me, therefore I will save him; I will set him [securely] on high, because he knows My name [he confidently trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never abandon him, no, never].
• Exodus 2:23Now it happened after a long time [about forty years] that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel (Jacob) groaned and sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out. And their cry for help because of their bondage ascended to God.
• Exodus 14:10As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were very frightened; so the Israelites cried out to the Lord.
• Exodus 17:2Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water so we may [have something to] drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you tempt the Lord and try His patience?”
• Exodus 14:24So it happened at the early morning watch [before dawn], that the Lord looked down on the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud and put them in a state of confusion.
• Exodus 19:19And it happened, as the blast of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him with [a voice of] thunder.
• Exodus 20:18Now all the people witnessed the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the smoking mountain; and as they looked, the people were afraid, and they trembled [and moved backward] and stood at a [safe] distance.
• Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; there you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may [have something to] drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
• Numbers 20:13These are the waters of Meribah (contention, strife), where the sons of Israel contended with the Lord, and He showed Himself holy among them.
• Deuteronomy 33:8Of Levi he said, “Your Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your godly man [Aaron], Whom You tested and proved at Massah, With whom You contended at the waters of Meribah;

Commentaries on Psalms 81:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Thou calledst in trouble - They had cried by reason of their burdens, and the cruelty of their task-masters; and God heard that cry, and delivered them. See Exodus 3:7, etc. In the secret place of thunder - On Mount Sinai; where God was heard, but not seen. They heard a voice, but they saw no shape. At the waters of Meribah - See this transaction, Exodus 17:1; (note), etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Thou calledst in trouble - The people of Israel. Exodus 2:23; Exodus 3:9; Exodus 14:10. And I delivered thee - I brought the people out of Egypt. I answered thee in the secret place of thunder - That is, in the lonely, retired, solemn place where the thunder rolled; the solitudes where there was no voice but the voice of thunder, and where that seemed to come from the deep recesses of the mountain gorges. The allusion is doubtless to Sinai. Compare Exodus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7The Lord heard Israel’s cry in Egypt and rescued them from oppressive slavery.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. secret place--the cloud from which He troubled the Egyptians (Ex 14:24). proved thee--(Psa 7:10; 17:3)--tested their faith by the miracle.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 81:7

• Faith
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Gittith
• Lust
• Meribah
• Psalms
• Thunder
• God
• Joy
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Massah and Meribah

Commentaries on Psalms 81

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings