Psalms 8:3
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Psalms 8:3
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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.
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When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
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What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
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Verse Text
When I considerH7200 thy heavensH8064, the workH4639 of thy fingersH676, the moonH3394 and the starsH3556, which thou hast ordainedH3559;
כִּי־אֶרְאֶה שָׁמֶיךָ מַעֲשֵׂי אֶצְבְּעֹתֶיךָ יָרֵחַ וְכֹוכָבִים אֲשֶׁר כֹּונָנְתָּה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּֽי |
ki- | H3588 | HC | if |
אֶרְאֶ֣ה |
'er.'Eh | H7200 | HVqi1cs | I will see |
שָׁ֭מֶי/ךָ |
Sha.mei./kha | H8064 | HNcmpc/Sp2ms | heavens/ your |
מַעֲשֵׂ֣י |
ma.'a.Sei | H4639 | HNcmpc | (the) works |
אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑י/ךָ |
'etz.be.'o.Tei./kha | H676 | HNcfpc/Sp2ms | fingers/ your |
יָרֵ֥חַ |
ya.Re.ach | H3394 | HNcmsa | (the) moon |
וְ֝/כוֹכָבִ֗ים |
ve./kho.kha.Vim | H3556 | HC/Ncmpa | and/ (the) stars |
אֲשֶׁ֣ר |
'a.Sher | H834 | HTr | which |
כּוֹנָֽנְתָּה |
ko.Na.ne.tah | H3559 | HVop2ms | you have established |
- H676 — אֶצְבַּע (ʼetsbaʻ, ets-bah'): from the same as צֶבַע (tsebaʻ) H6648 (in the sense of grasping); something to sieze with, i.e. a finger; by analogy, a toe; finger, toe.
- H3394 — יָרֵחַ (yârêach, yaw-ray'-akh): from the same as יֶרַח (yerach) H3391; the moon; moon. Yrechow. See יְרִיחוֹ (Yᵉrîychôw) H3405.
- H3556 — כּוֹכָב (kôwkâb, ko-kawb'): probably from the same as כַּבּוֹן (Kabbôwn) H3522 (in the sense of rolling) or כָּוָה (kâvâh) H3554 (in the sense of blazing); a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince; star(-gazer).
- H3559 — כּוּן (kûwn, koon): a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous); certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed.
- H4639 — מַעֲשֶׂה (maʻăseh, mah-as-eh'): from עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh) H6213; an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property; act, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.
- H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
- H8064 — שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim): dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה (shâmeh); from an unused root meaning to be lofty; 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); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
- 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.
Verse Cross-References
- moon — Genesis 1:16-18, Deuteronomy 4:19, Job 25:3, Job 25:5, Psalms 104:19, Psalms 136:7-9, Psalms 148:3
- When — Job 22:12, Job 36:24, Psalms 19:1, Psalms 111:2, Romans 1:20
- work — Genesis 1:1, Exodus 8:19, Exodus 31:18, Psalms 33:6, Luke 11:20
Reciprocal references (17): Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:17, Deuteronomy 33:14, Job 31:26, Job 35:5, Psalms 28:5, Psalms 74:16, Psalms 104:24, Psalms 136:9, Psalms 147:4, Ecclesiastes 7:13, Isaiah 40:26, Isaiah 45:7, Isaiah 51:6, Lamentations 3:66, 1 Corinthians 15:41, Hebrews 1:10
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: FINGER OF GOD; MIND, CARNAL-SPIRITUAL; NATURE'S LESSON; STARS; WORKS OF GOD, WONDERFUL
- Torrey’s: CREATION; MOON, THE; POWER OF GOD, THE; STARS, THE
- Nave’s: ASTRONOMY; GOD; HEAVEN; HUMILITY; MAN; MOON; POWER; RELIGION; STARS
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