Psalms
Psalm 18:1
1For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
I love You, O LORD, my strength.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the choirmaster | לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ׀ | 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 |
| the servant | לְעֶ֥בֶד | lə·‘e·ḇeḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| sang | דִּבֶּ֨ר׀ | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| this | הַזֹּ֑את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| song | הַשִּׁירָ֣ה | haš·šî·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7892 song |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| on the day | בְּי֤וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֘ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had delivered | הִֽצִּיל־ | hiṣ·ṣîl- | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| him | אוֹת֥וֹ | ’ō·w·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| from the hand | מִכַּ֥ף | mik·kap̄ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| of all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his enemies | אֹ֝יְבָ֗יו | ’ō·yə·ḇāw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| and from the hand | וּמִיַּ֥ד | ū·mî·yaḏ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of Saul | שָׁאֽוּל׃ | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| He said | וַיֹּאמַ֡ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I love You | אֶרְחָמְךָ֖ | ’er·ḥā·mə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7355 love |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| my strength | חִזְקִֽי׃ | ḥiz·qî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2391 strength |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Samuel 22:1–51 · Colossians 1:11 · 1 John 4:19 · Isaiah 12:1–6 · Philippians 4:13 · Psalm 34:19 · Psalm 116:1–6 · Psalm 118:14 · Psalm 144:1–2 · Psalm 28:7–8 · 1 Samuel 2:1–10 · Psalm 116:16
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.