Cross references

Psalm 81:7

You called out in distress, and I rescued you;

I answered you from the cloud of thunder;

I tested you at the waters of Meribah.

Selah

Psalm 81:7 BSB
  1. a Meribah means quarreling; see Exodus 17:7.

Psalm 81:7 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Exodus 19:19 (13 votes) and Numbers 20:13 (9 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Exodus 2 to Matthew 17.

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Which verses does Psalm 81:7 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Exodus 19:1913 votes

    And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.

  2. These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD, and He showed His holiness among them.

  3. After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.

  4. Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

  5. As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD.

  6. That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore. When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.

  7. “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him. When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

  8. At morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion.

  9. So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?” But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?” …

  10. Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.

Which verses point to Psalm 81:7?

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