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Psalms 140:7 — King James Version← Study notes

O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.


Psalms 140:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 140:78 words
HebrewMeaning
אָמַ֣רְתִּיʾāmarətiy
I sayverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לַ֭/יהוָהlayhwāh
to YahwehpronH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֵ֣לִ/יʾēliy
are God mynounH410
goodly · great · idol · might ···
אָ֑תָּהʾātāh
youprepH859
thou · ye · you
הַאֲזִ֥ינָ/הhaʾăziynāh
give ear to !verbH238
hear. See
יְ֝הוָ֗הyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
ק֣וֹלqwōl
the sound ofnounH6963
aloud · crackling · cry · fame ···
תַּחֲנוּנָֽ/יtaḥănwnāy
supplications mynounH8469
supplication
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 140:7

1. Our Lords have bidden me, brethren, and in them the Lord of all, to bring this Psalm to your understanding, so far as God gives me to. May He help your prayers, that I may say those things which I ought to say, you to hear, that to all of us the Word of God may be profitable. For all it does not profit, for “all have not faith.” 1 Thessalonians 3:2 ... 2. What this Psalm contains, I believe that you perceived when it was being chanted; for therein the Church of Christ,…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 140 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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