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Psalms 18:28 — King James Version← Study notes

For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.


Psalms 18:28Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 18:288 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
אַ֭תָּהʾatāh
youprepH859
thou · ye · you
עַםʿam
a peoplenounH5971
men · nation · people
עָנִ֣יʿāniy
afflictedadjH6041
humble · lowly · needy · poor
תוֹשִׁ֑יעַtwōšiyʿa
you saveverbH3467
at all · defend · deliver · help ···
וְ/עֵינַ֖יִםwəʿēynayim
and eyesconjH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
רָמ֣וֹתrāmwōt
upliftedverbH7311
exalt · extol · give · go up ···
תַּשְׁפִּֽילtašəpiyl
you bring lowverbH8213
bring (cast · put) down · debase · humble ···
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 18:28

To the end, for the servant of the Lord, David himself. 1. That is, for the strong of hand, Christ in His Manhood. “The words of this song which he spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies, and of the hand of Saul; and he said, On the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies and of the hand of Saul:” namely, the king of the Jews, whom they had demanded for themselves. 1 Samuel 8:5 For as “David” is said…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 18 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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