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Psalms 81:7

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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.

Psalms 81:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 81:7

Theological / Devotional

Thou calledst in trouble. See Ex. 2:23 ; 3:9; 14:10.

Secret place of thunder. Perhaps a reference to the pillar of cloud (see Ex. 14:24), or to the experience at Sinai (see Ex. 19:17–19), where God entered into covenant relation with Israel.

Meribah. See Ex. 17:1–7; Num. 20:13; cf. Ps. 78:20.

Selah. See p. 629.

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