Psalms 54:4 Go deeper

Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

הִנֵּ֣הhi.Nehhere!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Psalms 54:4 word 1

אֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 54:4 word 2

עֹזֵ֣ר'o.Zer[is] a helper

Lemma: עָזַר (a.zar) · Strong's: H5826

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to help

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 49:25, Deuteronomy 32:38, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 10:6, Joshua 10:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5826; TAHOT Psalms 54:4 word 3

אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord

Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Lord

Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Psalms 54:4 word 4

בְּֽסֹמְכֵ֥יbe.so.me.Khei[is] <in> [those who] sustain

Lemma: סָמַךְ (sa.makh) · Strong's: H5564

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to support

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 27:37, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 29:15, Exodus 29:19, Leviticus 1:4, Leviticus 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5564; TAHOT Psalms 54:4 word 5

נַפְשִֽׁי\׃naf.Shi<of> life my

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Psalms 54:4 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Surely	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
is my helper	→	עָזַר H5826 to help
the Lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
is the sustainer	→	סָמַךְ H5564 to support
of my soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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