Psalms 18:35

King James 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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King James 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, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
Ps 17:7 : 7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
Ps 28:7 : 7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart 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{H8798)} thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. 4 And in thy majesty ride{H8798)} prosperously{H8798)} because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach{H8686)} thee terrible things{H8737)}.
Isa 22:3 : 3 All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.
Isa 40:11 : 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
2 Cor 10:1 : 1 Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
Gal 5:22-23 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Jas 3:17-18 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Deut 33:29 : 29 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

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