Psalm 71:5

Hebrew
ESV
For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth.
NIV
For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.
NLT
O Lord, you alone are my hope. I've trusted you, O LORD, from childhood.
LXX
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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

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
ὑπομονή μου κύριε κύριος plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
ἐλπίς μου ἐκ νεότητός μου
KJV
For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.

Psalm 71:4 ← Psalm 71:5 → Psalm 71:6

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