Psalms 62:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. {H5542}

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַל־אֱ֭לֹהִים יִשְׁעִ֣י וּכְבוֹדִ֑י צוּר־עֻזִּ֥י מַ֝חְסִ֗י בֵּֽאלֹהִֽים׃

Transliteration

Upon ʾĕlōhîm my yishʿî and my kĕbôdî; ṣûr of my ʿuzzî, my maḥsî in ʾĕlōhîm

Grammar Details

*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun with prefixed preposition 'in' - God
*yishʿî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my salvation
*kĕbôdî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix, with conjunctive waw - my glory/honor
*ṣûr*: masculine singular construct noun - rock of
*ʿuzzî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my strength
*maḥsî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my refuge

Word Meanings

*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods (plural form used for singular deity)
*yishʿî*: my salvation/deliverance/help
*kĕbôdî*: my glory/honor/splendor/dignity
*ṣûr*: rock/strength/boulder
*ʿuzzî*: my strength/might/power
*maḥsî*: my refuge/shelter/protection

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Lam 2:19 : 19 Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches; Pour out thy heart like water before the face of the Lord: Lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger at the head of every street.
Phil 4:6 : 6 In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Ps 142:2 : 2 I pour out my complaint before him; I show before him my trouble.
1 Sam 1:15 : 15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Jehovah.
Ps 42:4 : 4 These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, How I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday.
Isa 26:4 : 4 Trust ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is an everlasting rock.
Isa 26:16 : 16 Jehovah, in trouble have they visited thee; they poured out a prayer [when] thy chastening was upon them.
Ps 18:2 : 2 Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
Ps 102:1 : 1 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee.
1 John 2:28 : 28 And now, [my] little children, abide in him; that, if he shall be manifested, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
Ps 22:4-5 : 4 Our fathers trusted in thee: They trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
Job 13:15 : 15 Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope: Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.
Ps 46:11-47:3 : 11 Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. {H5542} 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 2 For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth. 3 He subdueth peoples under us, And nations under our feet.
Ps 34:1-2 : 1 [ A Psalm of David; when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.] I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in Jehovah: The meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.
Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on [his] faithfulness.
Heb 6:18 : 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
Isa 50:10 : 10 Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah, and rely upon his God.
Prov 14:26 : 26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.

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