Psalms
Psalm 11:1
1For the choirmaster. Of David.
In the LORD I take refuge.
How then can you say to me:
“Flee like a bird to your mountain!
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the choirmaster | לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ | lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring |
| Of David | לְדָ֫וִ֥ד | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| In the LORD | בַּֽיהוָ֨ה׀ | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I take refuge | חָסִ֗יתִי | ḥā·sî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2620 seek refuge |
| How then | אֵ֭יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| can you say | תֹּאמְר֣וּ | tō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to me | לְנַפְשִׁ֑י | lə·nap̄·šî | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| Flee | נוּדוּ | nū·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief |
| like a bird | צִפּֽוֹר׃ | ṣip·pō·wr | Noun - common singular | H6833 bird |
| to your mountain | הַרְכֶ֥ם | har·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 26:3–4 · Psalm 56:11 · 1 Samuel 23:14 · Psalm 25:2 · Luke 13:31 · 2 Chronicles 16:8 · Psalm 16:1 · Proverbs 6:5 · 2 Chronicles 14:11 · Psalm 31:14 · Psalm 9:10 · Psalm 7:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.