Psalms

Psalm 81:7

⁷You called out in distress, and I rescued you;

I answered you from the cloud of thunder;

I tested you at the waters of Meribah.^c

Selah

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You called out	קָרָ֗אתָ	qā·rā·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
in distress	בַּצָּרָ֥ה	baṣ·ṣā·rāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
and I rescued you	וָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּ	wā·’ă·ḥal·lə·ṣe·kā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H2502 draw off or out, withdraw
I answered	אֶ֭עֶנְךָ	’e·‘en·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
you from the cloud	בְּסֵ֣תֶר	bə·sê·ṯer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
of thunder	רַ֑עַם	ra·‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H7482 thunder
I tested	אֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨	’eḇ·ḥā·nə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H974 examine, try
you at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the waters	מֵ֖י	mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of Meribah	מְרִיבָ֣ה	mə·rî·ḇāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4809 Meribah
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.