Psalms 61:3

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Psalms 61:3


← Psalms 61:2 Psalms 61:3 (KJV) Psalms 61:4 →
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For thou hast been a shelterH4268 for me, and a strongH5797 towerH4026 fromH6440 the enemyH341.


Original Hebrew

כִּי־הָיִיתָ מַחְסֶה לִי מִגְדַּל־עֹז מִפְּנֵי אֹויֵב׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
כִּֽי
ki- H3588 HC for
הָיִ֣יתָ
ha.Yi.ta H1961 HVqp2ms you have been
מַחְסֶ֣ה
mach.Seh H4268 HNcmsa a refuge
לִ֑/י
L/i HR/Sp1cs of/ me
מִגְדַּל
mig.dal- H4026 HNcbsc a tower of
עֹ֝֗ז
'Oz H5797 HNcmsa strength
מִ/פְּנֵ֥י
mi./pe.Nei H6440 HR/Ncbpc from/ before
אוֹיֵֽב
'o.Yev H341 HVqrmsa (the) enemy
Strong's References
  • H341 — אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb, o-yabe'): or (fully) אוֹיֵב (ʼôwyêb); active participle of אָיַב (ʼâyab) H340; hating; an adversary; enemy, foe.
  • H4026 — מִגְדָּל (migdâl, mig-dawl'): also (in plural) feminine מִגְדָּלָה (migdâlâh); from גָּדַל (gâdal) H1431; a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers; castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.
  • H4268 — מַחֲסֶה (machăçeh, makh-as-eh'): or מַחְסֶה (machçeh); from חָסָה (châçâh) H2620; a shelter (literally or figuratively); hope, (place of) refuge, shelter, trust.
  • H5797 — עֹז (ʻôz, oze): or (fully) עוֹז (ʻôwz); from עָזַז (ʻâzaz) H5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise); boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.
  • H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה (pâneh); from פָּנָה (pânâh) H6437; the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
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Verse Cross-References

Reciprocal references (5): 2 Samuel 22:3, Psalms 59:16, Psalms 91:1, Psalms 143:9, Joel 3:16

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