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In distressבַּצָּרָהyou called,קָרָאתָand I rescued you;וָאֲחַלְּצֶךָּI answered youאֶעֶנְךָin the hiding placeבְּסֵתֶרof thunder;רַעַםI examined youאֶבְחָנְךָat the watersעַל מֵיof Meribah.מְרִיבָהSelah.סֶלָה
Psalms 81:7
Study it in the app“In distress you called, and I rescued you; I answered you in the hiding place of thunder; I examined you at the waters of Meribah. Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 81:7, word by word
- In distressצָּרָהtsara
distress
A time of hardship or danger.
Where else “tsara” appears- you calledקָרָאתָkarata
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “karata” appears- and I rescued youאֲחַלְּצֶachaltse
deliver
To get someone out of danger.
Where else “achaltse” appears- I answered youאֶעֶנְeen
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “een” appears- in the hiding placeסֵתֶרseter
hiding place
A place where someone hides or is kept safe, as under God's shelter.
Where else “seter” appears- of thunderרַעַםraam
thunder
Thunder.
Where else “raam” appears- I examined youאֶבְחָנְevchan
test, examine
Test, examine to find out whether something is true or genuine, as metal is tested.
Where else “evchan” appears- at the watersמֵיme
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “me” appears- of Meribahמְרִיבָהmeriva
Meribah
Meribah, "quarrel": the name of two places where Israel quarreled over water, one at Rephidim (Exodus 17:7) and one at Kadesh (Numbers 20:13).
Where else “meriva” appears- Selahסֶלָהsela
Selah
Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.
Where else “sela” appears
Translation note
“Meribah”: the place where the people complained for lack of water (Exodus 17:1-7).
The context
6I removed his shoulder from the burden; his palms were freed from the basket.
7 · This verse (above)
8Hear, my people, and I will testify against you; Israel, if you would listen to me!