Psalms 3:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹֽא־אִ֭ירָא מֵרִבְב֥וֹת עָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר סָ֝בִ֗יב שָׁ֣תוּ עָלָֽי׃

Transliteration

lōʾ-ʾîrāʾ from ribəbôt ʿām ʾăšer sābîb šātû ʿālāy

Grammar Details

*lōʾ-ʾîrāʾ*: negation with verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will not fear
*ribəbôt*: noun, feminine, plural with preposition *min* - from/of myriads/ten thousands
*ʿām*: noun, masculine, singular - people
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who/which/that
*sābîb*: adverb - around
*šātû*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they have set/arranged
*ʿālāy*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - against me

Word Meanings

*ʾîrāʾ*: I will fear/I will be afraid
*ribəbôt*: myriads/ten thousands/multitudes
*šātû*: they have set/they have arranged/they have positioned

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Referenced Verses

Ps 58:6 : 6 Break{H8798)} their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out{H8800)} the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
Job 16:10 : 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
Job 29:17 : 17 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
Ps 7:6 : 6 Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
Ps 10:12 : 12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
Ps 12:5 : 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
Ps 35:23 : 23 Stir up thyself, and awake{H8685)} to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Ps 44:23 : 23 Awake{H8798)}, why sleepest{H8799)} thou, O Lord? arise{H8685)}, cast us not off{H8799)} for ever.
Ps 59:5 : 5 Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake{H8685)} to visit{H8800)} all the heathen: be not merciful{H8799)} to any wicked transgressors{H8802)}. Selah.
Ps 74:11 : 11 Why withdrawest{H8686)} thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck{H8761)} it out of thy bosom {H8675)}.
Ps 76:9 : 9 When God arose{H8800)} to judgment, to save{H8687)} all the meek of the earth. Selah.
Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
Lam 3:30 : 30 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
Ps 6:4 : 4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
Hab 2:19 : 19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

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