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מִזְמוֹר
miz·mor
a psalm
noun · absolute
לְדָוִד
le·da·vid
of David
noun
בְּבָרְחוֹ
be·va·re·cho
when fled he
verb · qal · infinitive
מִפְּנֵי
mi·pe·nei
from before
noun · construct
אַבְשָׁלוֹם
'av·sha·lom
Absalom
noun
בְּנוֹ
be·no
son his
noun · construct
יְהוָה
yah·weh
O Yahweh
noun
מָה־
mah-
how
pronoun
רַבּוּ
ra·bu
they are many
verb · qal · perfect
צָרָי
tza·rai
opponents my
noun · construct
רַבִּים
ra·bim
many [people]
adjective · absolute
קָמִים
ka·mim
[are] rising up
verb · qal · participle
עָלָי
'a·lai
on me
preposition
O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
רַבִּים
ra·bim
many [people]
adjective · absolute
אֹמְרִים
'o·me·rim
[are] saying
verb · qal · participle
לְנַפְשִׁי
le·naf·shi
of self my
noun · construct
אֵין
'ein
there not
noun · construct
יְשׁוּעָתָה
ye·shu·'a·tah
[is] deliverance
noun · absolute
לּוֹ
lo
for him
suffix
בֵאלֹהִים
ve·lo·him
in God
noun · absolute
סֶלָה
se·lah
Selah
particle
Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
וְאַתָּה
ve·'a·tah
and you
pronoun
יְהוָה
yah·weh
O Yahweh
noun
מָגֵן
ma·gen
[are] a shield
noun · absolute
בַּעֲדִי
ba·'a·di
behind me
adjective · construct
כְּבוֹדִי
ke·vo·di
honor my
noun · construct
וּמֵרִים
u·me·rim
and [the one who] lifts up
verb · hiphil · participle
רֹאשִׁי
ro·shi
head my
noun · construct
But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
קוֹלִי
ko·li
voice my
noun · construct
אֶל־
'el-
to
preposition
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
אֶקְרָא
'ek·ra'
I called out
verb · qal · imperfect
וַיַּעֲנֵנִי
vai·ya·'a·ne·ni
and he answered me
verb · qal · wayyiqtol
מֵהַר
me·har
from [the] mountain of
noun · construct
קָדְשׁוֹ
ka·de·sho
holiness his
noun · construct
סֶלָה
se·lah
Selah
particle
To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
אֲנִי
'a·ni
I
pronoun
שָׁכַבְתִּי
sha·khav·ti
I lay down
verb · qal · perfect
וָאִישָׁנָה
va·'i·sha·nah
and I slept
verb · qal · wayyiqtol
הֱקִיצוֹתִי
he·ki·tzo·ti
I awoke
verb · hiphil · perfect
כִּי
ki
for
particle
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
יִסְמְכֵנִי
yis·me·khe·ni
he sustains me
verb · qal · imperfect
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
לֹא־
lo'-
not
particle
אִירָא
'i·ra'
I will be afraid
verb · qal · imperfect
מֵרִבְבוֹת
me·ri·vot
from ten thousands of
noun · construct
עָם
'am
people
noun · absolute
אֲשֶׁר
'a·sher
who
particle
סָבִיב
sa·viv
all around
noun · absolute
שָׁתוּ
sha·tu
they have taken a stand
verb · qal · perfect
עָלָי
'a·lai
on me
preposition
I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
קוּמָה
ku·mah
arise
verb · qal · imperative
יְהוָה
yah·weh
O Yahweh
noun
הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי
ho·shi·'e·ni
save me
verb · hiphil · imperative
אֱלֹהַי
'e·lo·hai
O God my
noun · construct
כִּי־
ki-
for
particle
הִכִּיתָ
hi·ki·ta
you have struck
verb · hiphil · perfect
אֶת־
'et-
(marks the object)
object indicator
כָּל־
kol-
all
noun · construct
אֹיְבַי
'o·ye·vai
enemies my
verb · qal · participle
לֶחִי
le·chi
jaw
noun · absolute
שִׁנֵּי
shi·nei
[the] teeth of
noun · construct
רְשָׁעִים
re·sha·'im
wicked [people]
noun · absolute
שִׁבַּרְתָּ
shi·bar·ta
you have broken
verb · piel · perfect
Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
לַיהוָה
la·yah·weh
[belongs] to Yahweh
noun
הַיְשׁוּעָה
hay·shu·'ah
(the) deliverance
noun · absolute
עַל־
'al-
[is] towards
preposition
עַמְּךָ
'a·me·kha
people your
noun · construct
בִרְכָתֶךָ
vir·kha·te·kha
blessing your
noun · construct
סֶּלָה
se·lah
Selah
particle
Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah
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English: Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Grammar from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Sentence structure and references from MACULA Greek and Hebrew (Biblica / Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meaning groups from the UBS MARBLE Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Greek, based on Louw & Nida. Words marked with a dotted line are found in only some manuscripts.