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Psalm 16:7

Hebrew
אֲבָרֵ֗ךְplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָרַךְ

Meaning

* To kneel * To bless God as an act of adoration * To bless man as a benefit * Sometimes, to curse

Verb, appearing approximately 330 times in the Old Testament.

The word בָרַךְ marks important moments of covenant, worship, inheritance and hope.Genesis 1:28Psalm 103:1Numbers 6:24
אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
יְ֭הוָהplugin-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
אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְעָצָ֑נִי אַף לֵ֝יל֗וֹת יִסְּר֥וּנִי כִלְיוֹתָֽי
ESV
I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.
NIV
I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
NLT
I will bless the LORD who guides me; even at night my heart instructs me.
LXX
εὐλογήσω τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
κύριον τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
συνετίσαντά με ἔτι δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἕως νυκτὸς ἐπαίδευσάν με οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
νεφροί μου
KJV
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

Psalm 16:6 ← Psalm 16:7 → Psalm 16:8

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