Psalm 3:2
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
Key Terms in This Verse
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
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