Psalms 18:35

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מְלַמֵּ֣ד יָ֭דַי לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְֽנִחֲתָ֥ה קֶֽשֶׁת־נְ֝חוּשָׁ֗ה זְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃

Transliteration

melamed yaday for the milchamah and nichatah qeshet-nechusheh zero'otay.

Grammar Details

*melamed*: piel participle, masculine singular - teaching
*yaday*: feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my hands
*milchamah*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the battle
*nichatah*: nifal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was bent
*qeshet*: construct state, feminine singular - bow of
*nechusheh*: feminine singular noun - bronze
*zero'otay*: feminine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my arms

Word Meanings

*melamed*: teaching/training/instructing
*milchamah*: battle/war/fighting
*nichatah*: was bent/was brought down/was pressed down
*nechusheh*: bronze/copper
*zero'otay*: my arms/my forearms/my strength

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 22:36 : 36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.
Ps 5:12 : 12 For thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield.
Ps 17:7 : 7 Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge [in thee] From those that rise up [against them].
Ps 28:7 : 7 Jehovah is my strength and my shield; My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; And with my song will I praise him.
Ps 45:3-4 : 3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty. 4 And in thy majesty ride on prosperously, Because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness: And thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
Isa 22:3 : 3 All thy rulers fled away together, they were bound by the archers; all that were found of thee were bound together; they fled afar off.
Isa 40:11 : 11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, [and] will gently lead those that have their young.
2 Cor 10:1 : 1 Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:
Gal 5:22-23 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.
Jas 3:17-18 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first {G3303} pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, {G2532} without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.
Deut 33:29 : 29 Happy art thou, O Israel: Who is like unto thee, a people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall submit themselves unto thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places.

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