Psalms 81:7
Context| NETBible | In your distress you called out and I rescued you. I answered you from a dark thundercloud. 1 I tested you at the waters of Meribah. 2 (Selah) |
| XREF | Ex 2:23; Ex 14:10,30,31; Ex 14:24; Ex 17:2-7; Ex 17:6,7; Ex 19:19; Ex 20:18-21; Nu 20:13,24; De 33:8; Ps 50:15; Ps 91:14,15 |
| NET © Notes |
1 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). 2 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. |
