You cried to me in trouble, and I saved you; I answered out of the thundercloud and tested your faith when there was no water at Meribah. Interlude

你在急难中呼求，我就搭救你；我在雷的隐密处应允你，在米利巴水那里试验你。细拉

你在急难中呼求，我就搭救你，在雷的隐密处应允你，在米利巴水那里考验你。（细拉）

你在急难中呼求，我就搭救你，在雷的隐密处应允你，在米利巴水那里考验你。（细拉）

你在苦难中向我呼求，我就拯救了你，从雷声隆隆的密云中应允了你。我在米利巴泉边考验你。（细拉）

你在患难中呼求，我就搭救你；我在打雷的密云中回答你，在米利巴的水边试验你。”（细拉）

你在患难中呼求，我搭救了你，我在雷霆的隐秘处回应了你，在米利巴的水边察验了你。细拉

你在急難中呼求，我就搭救你；我在雷的隱密處應允你，在米利巴水那裏試驗你。（細拉）

你在急難中呼求，我就搭救你，在雷的隱密處應允你，在米利巴水那裏考驗你。（細拉）

你在急難中呼求，我就搭救你，在雷的隱密處應允你，在米利巴水那裏考驗你。（細拉）

你在苦難中向我呼求，我就拯救了你，從雷聲隆隆的密雲中應允了你。我在米利巴泉邊考驗你。（細拉）

你在患難中呼求，我就搭救你；我在打雷的密雲中回答你，在米利巴的水邊試驗你。”（細拉）

你在急難中呼求，我便救拔你；我在雷轟的隱密處應了你，在米利巴水的事上試驗了你。（細拉）

你在患難中呼求，我搭救了你，我在雷霆的隱祕處回應了你，在米利巴的水邊察驗了你。細拉

爾遭難而呼我、我即救爾、自雷霆隱處俞允爾、試爾於米利巴水兮、

爾遘患難、籲呼於上、余拯之兮、余之所居、幽深玄遠、余之降詔、如發雷聲、在米利巴水濱、余已試爾兮、

爾急難時呼籲我、我拯救爾、從雲密雷鳴之處應允爾、在米利巴水試驗爾、細拉、

當時聞異音。聲聲入我耳。我已釋爾肩上累。我已脫爾手中篚。

In your distress you called and I rescued you, I answered you out of a thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah.

You called out when you were in trouble, and I saved you. I answered you out of a thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah.

In distress you called, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the thundercloud. I tested you at the Waters of Meribah. Selah

You called in trouble and I rescued you; I answered you in the hiding place of thunder; I put you to the test at the waters of Meribah. Selah

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

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

You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

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.

In your distress you called out and I rescued you. I answered you from a dark thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah.( Selah)

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.

As the blast of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God thundered his reply.

This place was known as the waters of Meribah( which means“ arguing”) because there the people of Israel argued with the Lord, and there he demonstrated his holiness among them.

Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.”

As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried out to the Lord,

Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God.

But just before dawn the Lord looked down on the Egyptian army from the pillar of fire and cloud, and he threw their forces into total confusion.

Moses said this about the tribe of Levi:“ O Lord, you have given your Thummim and Urim— the sacred lots— to your faithful servants the Levites. You put them to the test at Massah and struggled with them at the waters of Meribah.

The Lord says,“ I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name.When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.

That is how the Lord rescued Israel from the hand of the Egyptians that day. And the Israelites saw the bodies of the Egyptians washed up on the seashore.When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the Lord had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the Lord and in his servant Moses.

“ The time has come for Aaron to join his ancestors in death. He will not enter the land I am giving the people of Israel, because the two of you rebelled against my instructions concerning the water at Meribah.

So once more the people complained against Moses.“ Give us water to drink!” they demanded.“ Quiet!” Moses replied.“ Why are you complaining against me? And why are you testing the Lord?”But tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses.“ Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?”Then Moses cried out to the Lord,“ What should I do with these people? They are ready to stone me!”The Lord said to Moses,“ Walk out in front of the people. Take your staff, the one you used when you struck the water of the Nile, and call some of the elders of Israel to join you.I will stand before you on the rock at Mount Sinai. Strike the rock, and water will come gushing out. Then the people will be able to drink.” So Moses struck the rock as he was told, and water gushed out as the elders looked on.Moses named the place Massah( which means“ test”) and Meribah( which means“ arguing”) because the people of Israel argued with Moses and tested the Lord by saying,“ Is the Lord here with us or not?”

When the people heard the thunder and the loud blast of the ram’s horn, and when they saw the flashes of lightning and the smoke billowing from the mountain, they stood at a distance, trembling with fear.And they said to Moses,“ You speak to us, and we will listen. But don’t let God speak directly to us, or we will die!”“ Don’t be afraid,” Moses answered them,“ for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!”As the people stood in the distance, Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.