Psalms 81:7

81:6 I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. were: Heb. passed away

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. Meribah: or, Strife

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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.

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 in trouble, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder: I proved you at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

81:8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;

What does Psalms 81:7 mean?

Psalms 81:7 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קָרָא (qârâʼ), צָרָה (tsârâh), חָלַץ (châlats).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

calledstקָרָאqârâʼ/kaw-raw'/H7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

trouble,צָרָהtsârâh/tsaw-raw'/H6869tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:

and

deliveredחָלַץchâlats/khaw-lats'/H2502to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen

thee;

answeredעָנָהʻânâh/aw-naw'/H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce

thee

the

secret

placeסֵתֶרçêther/say'-ther/H5643a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)

thunder:רַעַםraʻam/rah'am/H7482a peal of thunder

provedבָּחַןbâchan/baw-khan'/H974to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate

thee

the

watersמַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

Meribah.מְרִיבָהMᵉrîybâh/mer-ee-baw'/H4809Meribah, the name of two places in the Desert

Selah.סֶלָהçelâh/seh'-law/H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pause

Meribah:

or,

Strife

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 81:7.

Isaiah 28:17

Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

Isaiah 32:2

And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. great: Heb. heavy

Proverbs 11:8

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

Psalms 50:15

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Psalms 91:15

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

Zechariah 13:9

And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 81:7 say?

Psalms 81:7 (King James Version) reads: "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. Meribah: or, Strife"

Is Psalms 81:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 81:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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