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Psalms 81:7

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.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 81:8.

בַּצָּרָ֥הbatsarahin troubleצָרָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in trouble”, the ordinary formH6869tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.קָרָ֗אתָqaratacallקָרָאverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “call”, a completed actionH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.וָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּvaachaltsekaand deliverחָלַץconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and deliver”, the next action in the storyH2502to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthenarm (self), (go, ready) armed ([idiom] man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.אֶ֭עֶנְךָeenkhashoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, 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, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…בְּסֵ֣תֶרbeseterin backbitingסֵתֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in backbiting”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5643a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)backbiting, covering, covert, [idiom] disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).רַ֑עַםraamthunderרַעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “thunder”, the ordinary formH7482a peal of thunderthunder.אֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨evchanekhaexamineבָּחַןverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “examine”, an unfinished actionH974to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigateexamine, prove, tempt, try (trial).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מֵ֖יmewaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “water”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).מְרִיבָ֣הmerivahMeribahמְרִיבָהnoun, proper name — “Meribah”H4809Meribah, the name of two places in the DesertMeribah.סֶֽלָהselahSelahסֶלָהparticle, interjection — “Selah”H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pauseSelah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(81-8) Thou didst call in trouble, and I rescued thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

In distress thou hast called and I deliver thee, I answer thee in the secret place of thunder, I try thee by the waters of Meribah. Selah.

World English 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.

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

But you like men shall die: and shall fall like one of the princes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(81-8) Thou didst call in trouble, and I rescued thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou didst call upon me in trouble, and I delivered thee; I heard thee in the secret place of the storm: I proved thee at the water of Strife. Pause.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν θλίψει ἐπεκαλέσω με καὶ ἐῤῥυσάμην σε· ἐπήκουσά σου ἐν ἀποκρύφῳ καταιγίδος, ἐδοκίμασά σε ἐπὶ ὕδατος ἀντιλογίας· διάψαλμα.