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Psalm 28:8

Hebrew
יְהוָ֥הplugin-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
עֹֽז לָ֑מוֹ וּמָ֘ע֤וֹז יְשׁוּע֖וֹת מְשִׁיח֣וֹplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigמָשִׁיחַ

Messiah means “anointed one”

The Greek word is Christ (Χριστός)

Masculine, noun
הֽוּא
ESV
The LORD is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
NIV
The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
NLT
The LORD gives his people strength. He is a safe fortress for his anointed king.
LXX
κύριος κραταίωμα τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
λαοῦ αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (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”
ὑπερασπιστὴς τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
σωτηρίων τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
χριστοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigΧριστός

Christ means “anointed one”

The equivalent Hebrew word is Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ)

Noun, masculine.
αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἐστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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.
KJV
The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.

Psalm 28:7 ← Psalm 28:8 → Psalm 28:9

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