1 A Song, a Psalm of David. My heart is fixed, O God; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A Song H7892 (שִׁיר) — a song; abstractly, singing
- Psalm H4210 (מִזְמוֹר) — properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- O God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- my heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- is fixed H3559 (כּוּן) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, a…
- I will sing H7891 (שִׁיר) — to sing
- and give praise H2167 (זָמַר) — properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e. play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and musi…
- even with my glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Awake H5782 (עוּר) — to wake (literally or figuratively)
- psaltery H5035 (נֶבֶל) — a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)
- and harp H3658 (כִּנּוֹר) — a harp
- will awake H5782 (עוּר) — to wake (literally or figuratively)
- early H7837 (שַׁחַר) — dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)
3 I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples; And I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I will praise H3034 (יָדָה) — physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
- thee, O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- among the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- and I will sing praises H2167 (זָמַר) — properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e. play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and musi…
- unto thee among the nations H3816 (לְאֹם) — a community
4 For thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens; And thy truth reacheth unto the skies.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For thy mercy H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- above the heavens H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and thy truth H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
- unto the clouds H7834 (שַׁחַק) — a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, And thy glory above all the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Be thou exalted H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- O God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- above the heavens H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and thy glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- above all the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
6 That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer us.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- That thy beloved H3039 (יְדִיד) — loved
- may be delivered H2502 (חָלַץ) — to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen
- save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- thy right hand H3225 (יָמִין) — the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
- and answer H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
7 God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- hath spoken H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- in his holiness H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- I will rejoice H5937 (עָלַז) — to jump for joy, i.e. exult
- I will divide H2505 (חָלַק) — to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
- Shechem H7927 (שְׁכֶם) — Shekem, a place in Palestine
- and mete out H4058 (מָדַד) — properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
- the valley H6010 (עֵמֶק) — a vale (i.e. broad depression)
- of Succoth H5523 (סֻכּוֹת) — Succoth, the name of a place in Egypt and of three in Palestine
8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Gilead H1568 (גִּלְעָד) — Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
- mine; Manasseh H4519 (מְנַשֶּׁה) — Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- mine; Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- the strength H4581 (מָעוֹז) — a fortified place; figuratively, a defence
- of mine head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- my lawgiver H2710 (חָקַק) — properly, to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or…
9 Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe; Over Philistia will I shout.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Moab H4124 (מוֹאָב) — Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
- my washpot H5518 (סִיר) — a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook
- my washpot H7366 (רַחַץ) — a bath
- over Edom H123 (אֱדֹם) — Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
- will I cast out H7993 (שָׁלַךְ) — to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
- my shoe H5275 (נַעַל) — properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)
- over Philistia H6429 (פְּלֶשֶׁת) — Pelesheth, a region of Syria
- will I triumph H7321 (רוּעַ) — to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)
10 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who hath led me unto Edom?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Who will bring H2986 (יָבַל) — properly, to flow; causatively, to bring (especially with pomp)
- me into the strong H4013 (מִבְצָר) — a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
- city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- who will lead H5148 (נָחָה) — to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
- me into Edom H123 (אֱדֹם) — Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
11 Hast not thou cast us off, O God? And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- hast cast us off H2186 (זָנַח) — reject, forsake, fail
- and wilt not thou, O God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- go forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- with our armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
12 Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Give H3051 (יָהַב) — to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
- us help H5833 (עֶזְרָה) — aid
- from trouble H6862 (צַר) — narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
- for vain H7723 (שָׁוְא) — evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also…
- the help H8668 (תְּשׁוּעָה) — rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual)
- of man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
13 Through God we shall do valiantly: For he it is that will tread down our adversaries.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Through God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- we shall do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- valiantly H2428 (חַיִל) — probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
- shall tread down H947 (בּוּס) — to trample (literally or figuratively)
- our enemies H6862 (צַר) — narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)