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Psalms 81:7

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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee,.... That is, when Israel were in trouble in Egypt, as the Targum adds, and they cried unto the Lord in their distress, he heard them, and answered them,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Thou calledst in trouble - The people of Israel. Exo 2:23; Exo 3:9; Exo 14:10. And I delivered thee - I brought the people out of Egypt. I answered thee in the secret place of thunder - That is, in…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 81:1-7

When the people of God were gathered together in the solemn day, the day of the feast of the Lord, they must be told that they had business to do, for we do not go to church to sleep nor to be idle;…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

From the divine decree for Israel's liberation the transition to an address to Israel is easy. Israel of the present is regarded as one with Israel of the past.

Thou calledst&c. For the phrase cp. Psa…