Psalms 144:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.”

Psalms 144:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 144:57 words

HebrewMeaning

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

O YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

הַטhaṭ

bend downverbH5186

afternoon · bow (down · -ing) · carry aside ···

שָׁמֶ֣י/ךָšāmeykā

heavens yournounH8064

astrologer · heaven

וְ/תֵרֵ֑דwətērēd

so you may come downconjH3381

abundantly · carry down · cast down · come down ···

גַּ֖עgaʿ

touchverbH5060

bring · cast · come · draw near ···

בֶּ/הָרִ֣יםbehāriym

the mountainspronH2022

mount · promotion

וְֽ/יֶעֱשָֽׁנוּwəyeʿĕšānw

so they may smokeconjH6225

ℹWords 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 144:5

1. The title of this Psalm is brief in number of words, but heavy in the weight of its mysteries. “To David himself against Goliath.” This battle was fought in the time of our fathers, and you, beloved, remember it with me from Holy Scripture....David put five stones in his scrip, he hurled but one. The five Books were chosen, but unity conquered. Then, having smitten and overthrown him, he took the enemy's sword, and with it cut off his head. This our David also did, He…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 144

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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