78:42 They did not remember what he had done, 1
how he delivered them from the enemy, 2
78:43 when he performed his awesome deeds 3 in Egypt,
and his acts of judgment 4 in the region of Zoan.
81:7 In your distress you called out and I rescued you.
I answered you from a dark thundercloud. 5
I tested you at the waters of Meribah. 6 (Selah)
106:10 He delivered them from the power 7 of the one who hated them,
and rescued 8 them from the power 9 of the enemy.
107:2 Let those delivered by the Lord speak out, 10
those whom he delivered 11 from the power 12 of the enemy,
1 tn Heb “his hand,” symbolizing his saving activity and strength, as the next line makes clear.
2 tn Heb “[the] day [in] which he ransomed them from [the] enemy.”
3 tn Or “signs” (see Ps 65:8).
4 tn Or “portents, omens” (see Ps 71:7). The Egyptian plagues are referred to here (see vv. 44-51).
5 tn Heb “I answered you in the hidden place of thunder.” This may allude to God’s self-revelation at Mount Sinai, where he appeared in a dark cloud accompanied by thunder (see Exod 19:16).
6 sn The name Meribah means “strife.” Two separate but similar incidents at the place called Meribah are recorded in the Pentateuch (Exod 17:1-7; Num 20:1-13). In both cases the Israelites complained about lack of water and the Lord miraculously provided for them.
7 tn Heb “hand.”
8 tn Or “redeemed.”
9 tn Heb “hand.”
10 tn Or “let the redeemed of the
11 tn Or “redeemed.”
12 tn Heb “hand.”