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psalm_37:39

Psalm 37:39

Hebrew
וּתְשׁוּעַ֣ת צַ֭דִּיקִים מֵיְהוָ֑הplugin-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
מָֽ֝עוּזָּ֗ם בְּעֵ֣ת צָרָֽה
ESV
The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
NIV
The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
NLT
The LORD rescues the godly; he is their fortress in times of trouble.
LXX
σωτηρία 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.
τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
δικαίων παρὰ κυρίου 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 αὐτῶνplugin-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.
ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
καιρῷ θλίψεως
KJV
But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

Psalm 37:38 ← Psalm 37:39 → Psalm 37:40

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