Psalms 81:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 81:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
בַּצָּרָ֥ה
tsârâh
H6869
distress
קָרָ֗אתָ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
וָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּ
châlats
H2502
to arm
אֶ֭עֶנְךָ
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
בְּסֵ֣תֶר
çêther
H5643
hiding place
רַ֑עַם
raʻam
H7482
thunder
אֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨
bâchan
H974
to test
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מֵ֖י
mayim
H4325
water
מְרִיבָ֣ה
Mᵉrîybâh
H4809
Meribah
סֶֽלָה
çelâh
H5542
Selah
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
In distress you called, and I delivered you; I answered you from the secret place of thunder. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).