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Psalm 81:7
New English Translation
Psalm 81:7
New English Translation
7 In your distress you called out and I rescued you.
I answered you from a dark thundercloud.[a]
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.[b] (Selah)
Footnotes
- Psalm 81:7 tn Heb “I answered you in the hidden place of thunder.” This may allude to God’s self-revelation at Mount Sinai, where he appeared in a dark cloud accompanied by thunder (see Exod 19:16).
- Psalm 81:7 sn The name Meribah means “strife.” Two separate but similar incidents at the place called Meribah are recorded in the Pentateuch (Exod 17:1-7; Num 20:1-13). In both cases the Israelites complained about lack of water and the Lord miraculously provided for them.
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