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Psalms 118:16 — King James Version← Study notes

The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.


Psalms 118:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 118:167 words
HebrewMeaning
יְמִ֣יןyəmiyn
the right hand ofnounH3225
left-handed · side) · south
יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
רוֹמֵמָ֑הrwōmēmāh
is exaltingverbH7426
get up · lift up · mount up
יְמִ֥יןyəmiyn
the right hand ofnounH3225
left-handed · side) · south
יְ֝הוָהyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
עֹ֣שָׂהʿōśāh
is doingverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
חָֽיִלḥāyil
strengthnounH2428
activity · army · band of men · company ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 118:16

1. ...We are taught in this Psalm, when we chaunt Allelujah, which means, Praise the Lord, that we should, when we hear the words, “Confess unto the Lord” Psalm 117:1, praise the Lord. The praise of God could not be expressed in fewer words than these, “For He is good.” I see not what can be more solemn than this brevity, since goodness is so peculiarly the quality of God, that the Son of God Himself when addressed by some one as “Good Master,” by one, namely, who beholding…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 118 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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