Psalms 11:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. In Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָ֫וִ֥ד בַּֽיהוָ֨ה ׀ חָסִ֗יתִי אֵ֭יךְ תֹּאמְר֣וּ לְנַפְשִׁ֑י נודו נ֝֗וּדִי הַרְכֶ֥ם צִפּֽוֹר׃

Transliteration

To-the-mənaṣṣēaḥ of-dāwid: In-YHWH ḥāsîtî, how tōʾmərû to-napšî, nûdî [nûdû] your-mountain ṣippôr.

Grammar Details

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: preposition + definite article + participle, masculine singular - to the director/choirmaster
• *dāwid*: preposition + proper noun - of/for David
• *YHWH*: preposition + divine name - in Yahweh/LORD
• *ḥāsîtî*: qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have taken refuge
• *tōʾmərû*: qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you say/will say
• *napšî*: preposition + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - to my soul
• *nûdî*: qal imperative, feminine singular - flee/wander [ketiv reading]
• *nûdû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - flee/wander [qere reading]
• *ṣippôr*: noun, feminine singular - bird/sparrow

Word Meanings

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: director/choirmaster/conductor/chief musician
• *ḥāsîtî*: I have taken refuge/I have sought shelter/I have trusted
• *napšî*: my soul/my life/my self
• *nûdî/nûdû*: flee/wander/flutter/move away
• *har*: mountain/hill [with 2nd person masculine plural suffix]
• *ṣippôr*: bird/sparrow

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 23:14 : 14 And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
• Ps 56:11 : 11 In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me?
• Prov 6:5 : 5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
• Isa 26:3-4 : 3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]; because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is an everlasting rock.
• Luke 13:31 : 31 In that very hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Get thee out, and go hence: for Herod would fain kill thee.
• 1 Sam 19:11 : 11 And Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be slain.
• 1 Sam 20:38 : 38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
• 1 Sam 21:10-12 : 10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands? 12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
• 1 Sam 22:3 : 3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, [and be] with you, till I know what God will do for me.
• 1 Sam 27:1 : 1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
• 2 Chr 14:11 : 11 And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, there is none besides thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength: help us, O Jehovah our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are we come against this multitude. O Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
• 2 Chr 16:8 : 8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because thou didst rely on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand.
• Ps 7:1 : 1 Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite. O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,
• Ps 9:10 : 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
• Ps 16:1 : 1 Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
• Ps 25:2 : 2 O my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.
• Ps 31:14 : 14 But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
• Ps 55:6-7 : 6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest. 7 Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. {H5542}