Psalms

Psalm 18:16–17

¹⁶He reached down from on high and took hold of me;

He drew me out of deep waters.

¹⁷He rescued me from my powerful enemy,

from foes too mighty for me.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He reached down	יִשְׁלַ֣ח	yiš·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
from on high	מִ֭מָּרוֹם	mim·mā·rō·wm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4791 height
and took hold of me	יִקָּחֵ֑נִי	yiq·qā·ḥê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3947 take
He drew me	יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִי	yam·šê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H4871 draw
out of deep	רַבִּֽים׃	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
waters	מִמַּ֥יִם	mim·ma·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He rescued me	יַצִּילֵ֗נִי	yaṣ·ṣî·lê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from my powerful	עָ֑ז	‘āz	Adjective - masculine singular	H5794 strong, mighty, fierce
enemy	מֵאֹיְבִ֥י	mê·’ō·yə·ḇî	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
from foes	וּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗י	ū·miś·śō·nə·’ay	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8130 hate
too mighty	אָמְצ֥וּ	’ā·mə·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H553 be alert
for me	מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 18:16 2 Samuel 22:17 · Psalm 144:7 · Psalm 57:3 · Jonah 2:5–6 · Psalm 18:43 · Exodus 2:10 · Psalm 40:1–3 · Psalm 32:6 · Revelation 17:15

Psalm 18:17 Hebrews 2:14–15 · Psalm 35:10 · Psalm 142:6 · Job 16:9 · Psalm 69:4–14 · Ephesians 6:10–12 · Psalm 118:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.