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Psalm 140:7

Hebrew
אָמַ֣רְתִּי לַ֭יהוָהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אֵ֣לִי אָ֑תָּה הַאֲזִ֥ינָה יְ֝הוָ֗הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
ק֣וֹל תַּחֲנוּנָֽי
ESV
O LORD, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
NIV
O Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, who shields my head in the day of battle-
NLT
O Sovereign LORD, the strong one who rescued me, you protected me on the day of battle.
LXX
κύριε κύριε δύναμις τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
σωτηρίας μου ἐπεσκίασας ἐπὶ τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
κεφαλήν μου ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
ἡμέρᾳ πολέμου
KJV
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

Psalm 140:6 ← Psalm 140:7 → Psalm 140:8

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