Psalms

Psalm 18:35–36

³⁵You have given me Your shield of salvation;

Your right hand upholds me,

and Your gentleness exalts me.^c

³⁶You broaden the path beneath me

so that my ankles do not give way.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have given	וַתִּתֶּן־	wat·tit·ten-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
me	לִי֮	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
Your shield	מָגֵ֪ן	mā·ḡên	Noun - common singular construct	H4043 shield
of salvation	יִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָ	yiš·‘e·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3468 deliverance, rescue, salvation
Your right hand	וִֽימִינְךָ֥	wî·mî·nə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
upholds me	תִסְעָדֵ֑נִי	ṯis·‘ā·ḏê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H5582 support, sustain, stay
and Your gentleness	וְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥	wə·‘an·waṯ·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6037 humility:
exalts me	תַרְבֵּֽנִי׃	ṯar·bê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You broaden	תַּרְחִ֣יב	tar·ḥîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7337 be, or grow, wide, large
the path	צַעֲדִ֣י	ṣa·‘ă·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6806 step, pace
beneath me	תַחְתָּ֑י	ṯaḥ·tāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H8478 the under part
so that my ankles	קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃	qar·sul·lāy	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H7166 ankle
do not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
give way	מָ֝עֲד֗וּ	mā·‘ă·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4571 slip, slide, totter, shake

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

Psalm 18:35 2 Samuel 22:36 · James 3:17–18 · Psalm 28:7 · Galatians 5:22–23 · 2 Corinthians 10:1 · Isaiah 40:11 · Deuteronomy 33:29 · Psalm 45:3–4 · Psalm 17:7 · Psalm 5:12 · Isaiah 22:3

Psalm 18:36 Proverbs 4:12 · 2 Samuel 22:37 · Job 36:16 · Psalm 4:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.