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Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. (KJV)

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הֱיֵ֤הhe.Yehbecome

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Psalms 71:3 word 1

לְצ֥וּרle.Tzur<into> a rock

Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6697H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: rock

Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 17:6, Exodus 33:21, Exodus 33:22, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 32:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6697H; TAHOT Psalms 71:3 word 2

מָע֡וֹןma.'ona dwelling place

Lemma: מָעוֹן (ma.on) · Strong's: H4583

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: habitation

Used 18 times. Also: Deuteronomy 26:15, 1 Samuel 2:29, 1 Samuel 2:32, 2 Chronicles 30:27, 2 Chronicles 36:15, Psalms 26:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4583; TAHOT Psalms 71:3 word 3

לָב֗וֹאla.Vo'to go

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Psalms 71:3 word 4

תָּמִ֗ידta.Midcontinually

Lemma: תָּמִיד (ta.mid) · Strong's: H8548

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: continually

Used 104 times. Also: Exodus 25:30, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 28:29, Exodus 28:30, Exodus 28:38, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8548; TAHOT Psalms 71:3 word 5

צִוִּ֥יתָtzi.Vi.tayou have given command

Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpp2ms)

Meaning: to command

Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Psalms 71:3 word 6

לְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיle.ho.shi.'E.nito save me

Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to save

Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT Psalms 71:3 word 7

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 71:3 word 8

סַלְעִ֖יsal.'I[are] rock my

Lemma: סֶ֫לַע (se.la) · Strong's: H5553H

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

Meaning: crag

Used 56 times. Also: Numbers 20:8, Numbers 20:10, Numbers 20:11, Numbers 24:21, Deuteronomy 32:13, Judges 6:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5553H; TAHOT Psalms 71:3 word 9

וּמְצוּדָתִ֣יu.me.tzu.da.Tiand stronghold my

Lemma: מְצוּדָה (ma.tsu.dah) · Strong's: H4686B

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

Meaning: fortress

Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 22:4, 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Samuel 24:22, 2 Samuel 5:7, 2 Samuel 5:9, 2 Samuel 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4686B; TAHOT Psalms 71:3 word 10

אָֽתָּה\׃'A.tahyou

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Psalms 71:3 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
. . .	→
my rock	→	צוּר H6697H rock
of refuge	→	מָעוֹן H4583 habitation
where I can always	→	תָּמִיד H8548 continually
go	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
Give the command	→	צָוָה H6680 to command
to save me	→	יָשַׁע H3467 to save
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
You	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
are my rock	→	סֶ֫לַע H5553H crag
and my fortress	→	מְצוּדָה H4686B fortress

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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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