Psalm 81:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"You calledקָרָ֗אתָ
(ka·ra·ta)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
in troubleבַּצָּרָ֥ה
(ba·tza·rah)
6869a: straits, distressfem. of tsar
and I rescuedוָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּ
(va·'a·chal·le·tzek·ka)
2502a: to draw off or out, withdrawa prim. root
you; I answeredאֶ֭עֶנְךָ
(e·'en·cha)
6030a: to answer, responda prim. root
you in the hiding placeבְּסֵ֣תֶר
(be·se·ter)
5643a: a covering, hiding place, secrecyfrom sathar
of thunder;רַ֑עַם
(ra·'am;)
7482: thunderfrom an unused word
I provedאֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨
(ev·cha·ne·cha)
974: to examine, trya prim. root
you at the watersמֵ֖י
(mei)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
of Meribah.מְרִיבָ֣ה
(me·ri·vah)
4809: "place of strife," two places in the desertfrom rib
Selah.סֶֽלָה׃
(se·lah.)
5542: to lift up, exaltfrom salal


















KJV Lexicon
Thou calledst
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
in trouble
tsarah  (tsaw-raw')
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival -- adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.
and I delivered
chalats  (khaw-lats')
to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen
thee I answered
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
thee in the secret place
cether  (say'-ther)
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense) -- backbiting, covering, covert, disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).
of thunder
ra`am  (rah'am)
a peal of thunder -- thunder.
I proved
bachan  (baw-khan')
to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate -- examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).
thee at the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
of Meribah
Mriybah  (mer-ee-baw')
Meribah, the name of two places in the Desert -- Meribah.
Selah
celah  (seh'-law)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause -- Selah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You called in trouble and I rescued you; I answered you in the hiding place of thunder; I proved you at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

International Standard Version
In a time of need you called out and I delivered you; I answered you from the dark thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Interlude

NET Bible
In your distress you called out and I rescued you. I answered you from a dark thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He called me in trouble, and in secret, in my glorious refuge, I saved him and I tested him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When you were in trouble, you called out [to me], and I rescued you. I was hidden in thunder, but I answered you. I tested your [loyalty] at the oasis of Meribah. [Selah]

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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