Psalms 121:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְהוָ֥ה שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ יְהוָ֥ה צִ֝לְּךָ֗ עַל־יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ

Transliteration

YHWH your šōmrekā; YHWH your ṣillekā upon yad your yəmînekā.

Grammar Details

*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
*šōmrekā*: participle Qal, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your keeper
*ṣillekā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your shade/shadow
*ʿal-yad*: preposition with noun construct - upon/at the hand of
*yəmînekā*: noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your right hand/right side

Word Meanings

*šōmrekā*: your keeper/your guardian/your protector
*ṣillekā*: your shade/your shadow/your protection
*ʿal-yad*: upon the hand of/at the side of/beside
*yəmînekā*: your right hand/your right side/your strong side

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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High concordance with source wording
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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Ps 16:8 : 8 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Isa 25:4 : 4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Isa 32:2 : 2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
Exod 13:21 : 21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
Ps 91:1 : 1 He that dwelleth{H8802)} in the secret place of the most High shall abide{H8698)} under the shadow of the Almighty.
Ps 109:31 : 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
Isa 4:5-6 : 5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. 6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
Matt 23:37 : 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

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