Psalms 18:1 Go deeper

I will love thee, O LORD , my strength. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיֹּאמַ֡רvai.yo.Marand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Psalms 18:1 word 1

אֶרְחָמְךָ֖'er.cha.me.KhaI love you

Lemma: רָחַם (ra.cham) · Strong's: H7355

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to have compassion

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 33:19, Deuteronomy 13:17, Deuteronomy 30:3, 1 Kings 8:50, 2 Kings 13:23, Psalms 102:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7355; TAHOT Psalms 18:1 word 2

יְהוָ֣הYah.wehO Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 18:1 word 3

חִזְקִֽי\׃chiz.Kistrength my

Lemma: חֵ֫זֶק (che.zeq) · Strong's: H2391

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: strength

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2391; TAHOT Psalms 18:1 word 4

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For the choirmaster	→	נָצַח H5329 to conduct
Of David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
the servant	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
who	→	H0834
sang	→	H1696
this	→	זֹאת H2063 this
song	→	H7892
to the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
on the day	→	H3117
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
had delivered	→	נָצַל H5337 to rescue
him	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
from the hand	→	H3709
of all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
his enemies	→	אֹיֵב H0341 enemy
and from the hand	→	H3027
of Saul	→	H7586
He said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
I love You	→	רָחַם H7355 to have compassion
O LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
my strength	→	חֵ֫זֶק H2391 strength

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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