1 For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From him cometh my salvation.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- To the chief Musician H5329 (נָצַח) — properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent
- to Jeduthun H3038 (יְדוּתוּן) — Jeduthun, an Israelite
- A Psalm H4210 (מִזְמוֹר) — properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
- of David H1732 (דָּוִד) — David, the youngest son of Jesse
- Truly my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- waiteth H1747 (דּוּמִיָּה) — stillness; adverbially, silently; abstractly quiet, trust
- upon 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 salvation H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
2 He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- my rock H6697 (צוּר) — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
- and my salvation H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
- my defence H4869 (מִשְׂגָּב) — properly, a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly, altitude; figuratively, a refuge; Misgab, a place in Moab
- I shall not be greatly H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- moved H4131 (מוֹט) — to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall
3 How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- How long will ye imagine mischief H2050 (הָתַת) — properly, to break in upon, i.e. to assail
- against a man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- ye shall be slain H7523 (רָצַח) — properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder
- all of you: as a bowing H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- wall H7023 (קִיר) — a wall (as built in a trench)
- a tottering H1760 (דָּחָה) — to push down
- fence H1447 (גָּדֵר) — a circumvallation; by implication, an inclosure
4 They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. [SelahCross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They only consult H3289 (יָעַץ) — to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
- down H5080 (נָדַח) — to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
- from his excellency H7613 (שְׂאֵת) — an elevation or leprous scab; figuratively, elation or cheerfulness; exaltation in rank or character
- they delight H7521 (רָצָה) — to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
- in lies H3577 (כָּזָב) — falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
- they bless H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- with their mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- but they curse H7043 (קָלַל) — to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
- inwardly H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- Selah H5542 (סֶלָה) — suspension (of music), i.e. pause
5 My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- My soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- wait H1826 (דָּמַם) — to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
- thou only upon 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…
- for my expectation H8615 (תִּקְוָה) — literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy
6 He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be moved.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- my rock H6697 (צוּר) — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
- and my salvation H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
- my defence H4869 (מִשְׂגָּב) — properly, a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly, altitude; figuratively, a refuge; Misgab, a place in Moab
- I shall not be moved H4131 (מוֹט) — to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall
7 With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In 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 salvation H3468 (יֶשַׁע) — liberty, deliverance, prosperity
- and my glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- the rock H6697 (צוּר) — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
- of my strength H5797 (עֹז) — strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
- my refuge H4268 (מַחֲסֶה) — a shelter (literally or figuratively)
8 Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. [SelahCross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Trust H982 (בָּטַח) — properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
- in him at all times H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- pour out H8210 (שָׁפַךְ) — to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensi…
- your heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- him: 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…
- a refuge H4268 (מַחֲסֶה) — a shelter (literally or figuratively)
- Selah H5542 (סֶלָה) — suspension (of music), i.e. pause
9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Surely men H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- Surely men H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- vanity H1892 (הֶבֶל) — emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
- men H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- a lie H3577 (כָּזָב) — falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
- to be laid H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- in the balance H3976 (מֹאזֵן) — (only in the dual) a pair of scales
- altogether H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- than vanity H1892 (הֶבֶל) — emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
10 Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart thereon.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Trust H982 (בָּטַח) — properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
- not in oppression H6233 (עֹשֶׁק) — injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain
- and become not vain H1891 (הָבַל) — to be vain in act, word, or expectation; specifically to lead astray
- in robbery H1498 (גָּזֵל) — robbery, or (concretely) plunder
- if riches H2428 (חַיִל) — probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
- increase H5107 (נוּב) — to germinate, i.e. (figuratively) to (causatively, make) flourish; also (of words), to utter
- set H7896 (שִׁית) — to place (in a very wide application)
- not your 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
11 God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this, That power belongeth unto God.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
- once H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- twice H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- have I heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- this H2098 (זוּ) — this or that
- that power H5797 (עֹז) — strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
- unto 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…
12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness; For thou renderest to every man according to his work.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Also unto thee, O Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- mercy H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- for thou renderest H7999 (שָׁלַם) — to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in variou…
- to every man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- according to his work H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property