Psalms 84:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Behold{H8798)}, O God our shield, and look{H8685)} upon the face of thine anointed.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְה֘וָ֤ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים צְ֭בָאוֹת שִׁמְעָ֣ה תְפִלָּתִ֑י הַאֲזִ֨ינָה אֱלֹהֵ֖י יַעֲקֹ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃

Transliteration

YHWH ʾĕlōhîm ṣəbāʾôt šimʿāh təpillātî haʾăzînāh ʾĕlōhê yaʿăqōb selāh

Grammar Details

*YHWH*: divine name - 'LORD'
*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun - 'God'
*ṣəbāʾôt*: masculine plural noun - 'hosts/armies'
*šimʿāh*: Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - 'hear'
*təpillātî*: feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my prayer'
*haʾăzînāh*: Hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - 'give ear'
*ʾĕlōhê*: masculine plural noun construct - 'God of'
*yaʿăqōb*: proper name - 'Jacob'
*selāh*: liturgical or musical term - meaning uncertain

Word Meanings

*šimʿāh*: hear/listen to/obey
*təpillātî*: my prayer/supplication/intercession
*haʾăzînāh*: give ear/listen attentively/pay attention
*selāh*: musical pause/interlude/lift up

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Referenced Verses

Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
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.
1 Sam 2:10 : 10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
1 Sam 16:6 : 6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.
2 Sam 23:1 : 1 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
2 Chr 6:42 : 42 O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.
Ps 2:6 : 6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Ps 3:3 : 3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Ps 59:11 : 11 Slay{H8799)} them not, lest my people forget{H8799)}: scatter{H8685)} them by thy power; and bring them down{H8685)}, O Lord our shield.
Ps 84:11 : 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give{H8799)} grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold{H8799)} from them that walk{H8802)} uprightly.
Ps 89:20 : 20 I have found{H8804)} David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed{H8804)} him:
Ps 98:1 : 1 A Psalm. O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
Ps 132:17 : 17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
Acts 4:27 : 27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

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