Focused Passage

Psalms 18:25-29

The LORD My Rock, Deliverer, and King

The psalm moves from David’s love and praise for the LORD as refuge, through the memory of deathly distress and divine rescue, into cosmic theophany, righteous vindication, renewed strength for battle, victory over enemies and nations, and final praise to the LORD who gives great victories to his king and shows unfailing love to David and his descendants forever.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

25To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

26to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

27For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.

28For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.

29For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.

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References and Original Words

Verse 25

Original words

Toעִם־H5973Prepositionthe faithfulחָסִ֥ידH2623Adjective - masculine singularYou show Yourself faithfulתִּתְחַסָּ֑דH2616Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singulartoעִם־H5973Preposition. . .גְּבַ֥רH1397Noun - masculine singular constructthe blamelessתָּ֝מִ֗יםH8549Adjective - masculine singularYou show Yourself blamelessתִּתַּמָּֽם׃H8552Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Verse 26

Original words

toעִם־H5973Prepositionthe pureנָבָ֥רH1305Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularYou show Yourself pureתִּתְבָּרָ֑רH1305Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singularbut toוְעִם־H5973Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe crookedעִ֝קֵּ֗שׁH6141Adjective - masculine singularYou show Yourself shrewdתִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃H6617Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Verse 27

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionYouאַ֭תָּהH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularsaveתוֹשִׁ֑יעַH3467Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularan afflictedעָנִ֣יH6041Adjective - masculine singularpeopleעַם־H5971Noun - masculine singularbut You humbleתַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃H8213Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthose with haughtyרָמ֣וֹתH7311Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluraleyesוְעֵינַ֖יִםH5869Conjunctive waw | Noun - cd
Verse 28

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionYouאַ֭תָּהH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularO LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularlightתָּאִ֣ירH215Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularmy lampנֵרִ֑יH5216Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularmy Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗יH430Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularlights upיַגִּ֥יהַּH5050Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularmy darknessחָשְׁכִּֽי׃H2822Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Verse 29

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionin Youבְ֭ךָPreposition | second person masculine singularI can chargeאָרֻ֣ץH7323Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularan armyגְּד֑וּדH1416Noun - masculine singularand with my Godוּ֝בֵֽאלֹהַ֗יH430Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularI can scaleאֲדַלֶּג־H1801Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singulara wallשֽׁוּר׃H7791Noun - masculine singular

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