Psalm 59:17

Hebrew
וַאֲנִ֤י אָשִׁ֣יר עֻזֶּךָ֮ וַאֲרַנֵּ֥ן לַבֹּ֗קֶר חַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָ כִּֽי הָיִ֣יתָplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
מִשְׂגָּ֣ב לִ֑י וּ֝מָנ֗וֹס בְּי֣וֹם צַר לִֽי
ESV
O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.
NIV
O my Strength, I sing praise to you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God.
NLT
O my Strength, to you I sing praises, for you, O God, are my refuge, the God who shows me unfailing love. For the choir director: A psalm of David useful for teaching, regarding the time David fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. To be sung to the tune “Lily of the Testimony.”
LXX
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greek

The definite article
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greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
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greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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greek

The definite article
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greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
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greek

The definite article
ἔλεός μου
KJV
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

Psalm 59:16 ← Psalm 59:17 → Psalm 59:18

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