Psalms 8:2

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Psalms 8:2


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To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Out of the mouthH6310 of babesH5768 and sucklingsH3243 hast thou ordainedH3245 strengthH5797 because of thine enemiesH6887, that thou mightest stillH7673 the enemyH341 and the avengerH5358.


Original Hebrew

מִפִּי עֹולְלִים ׀ וְיֹנְקִים יִסַּדְתָּ עֹז לְמַעַן צֹורְרֶיךָ לְהַשְׁבִּית אֹויֵב וּמִתְנַקֵּם׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
מִ/פִּ֤י
mi./Pi H6310 HR/Ncmsc from/ (the) mouth of
עֽוֹלְלִ֨ים
'o.Lim H5768 HNcmpa children
וְֽ/יֹנְקִים֮
ve./yo.ne.Kim H3243 HC/Vqrmpa and/ suckling-children
יִסַּ֪דְתָּ֫
yi.Sad.ta H3245 HVpp2ms you have established
עֹ֥ז
'oz H5797 HNcmsa strength
לְמַ֥עַן
le.Ma.'an H4616 HR on account of
צוֹרְרֶ֑י/ךָ
tzo.Rei./kha H6887 HVqrmpc/Sp2ms opposers/ your
לְ/הַשְׁבִּ֥ית
le./hash.Bit H7673 HR/Vhc to/ put an end to
א֝וֹיֵ֗ב
'o.Yev H341 HVqrmsa an enemy
וּ/מִתְנַקֵּֽם
u./mit.na.Kem H5358 HC/Vtrmsa and/ an avenger
Strong's References
  • H341 — אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb, o-yabe'): or (fully) אוֹיֵב (ʼôwyêb); active participle of אָיַב (ʼâyab) H340; hating; an adversary; enemy, foe.
  • H3243 — יָנַק (yânaq, yaw-nak'): a primitive root; to suck; causatively, to give milk; milch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling).
  • H3245 — יָסַד (yâçad, yaw-sad'): a primitive root; to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult; appoint, take counsel, establish, (lay the, lay for a) found(-ation), instruct, lay, ordain, set, [idiom] sure.
  • H5358 — נָקַם (nâqam, naw-kam'): a primitive root; to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish; avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), [idiom] surely, take vengeance.
  • H5768 — עוֹלֵל (ʻôwlêl, o-lale'): or עֹלָל (ʻôlâl); from עוּל (ʻûwl) H5763; a suckling; babe, (young) child, infant, little one.
  • 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.
  • H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה (pâʼâh) H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
  • H6887 — צָרַר (tsârar, tsaw-rar'): a primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive; adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.
  • H7673 — שָׁבַת (shâbath, shaw-bath'): a primitive root; to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific); (cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.

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

  • H4616 — מַעַן (maʻan, mah'-an): from עָנָה (ʻânâh) H6030; properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that; because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.
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