Psalm 59:8
Old Testament • 4 words with Strong's data
"But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
שָׂחַק
sâchaq
to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play
גּוֹי
gôwy
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
שְׂחוֹק
sᵉchôwq
laughter (in merriment or defiance)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׂחַק sâchaq
to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play
Study H7832 →גּוֹי gôwy
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Study H1471 →Cross References
The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
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