Psalms

Psalm 18:43–44

⁴³You have delivered me from the strife of the people;

You have made me the head of nations;

a people I had not known shall serve me.

⁴⁴When they hear me, they obey me;

foreigners cower before me.

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
You have delivered me	תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮	tə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6403 escape
from the strife	מֵרִ֪יבֵ֫י	mê·rî·ḇê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7379 strife, dispute
of the people	עָ֥ם	‘ām	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
You have made me	תְּ֭שִׂימֵנִי	tə·śî·mê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
the head	לְרֹ֣אשׁ	lə·rōš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of nations	גּוֹיִ֑ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
a people	עַ֖ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
I had not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
known	יָדַ֣עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
shall serve me	יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃	ya·‘aḇ·ḏū·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H5647 work, serve

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When they hear me	לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע	lə·šê·ma‘	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8088 sound
they obey	יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ	yiš·šā·mə·‘ū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
me	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
foreigners	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
cower	יְכַחֲשׁוּ־	yə·ḵa·ḥă·šū-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean
before me	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

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

Psalm 18:43 Isaiah 55:5 · 2 Samuel 3:1 · 1 Peter 2:10 · Isaiah 52:15 · 2 Samuel 19:9 · Ephesians 1:22 · Romans 15:18 · Romans 15:12 · 2 Samuel 22:44–46 · Romans 16:26 · Psalm 22:27–28 · Revelation 11:15

Psalm 18:44 Psalm 81:15 · Psalm 66:3 · 2 Samuel 22:44–46 · Deuteronomy 33:29 · Ezekiel 44:7 · Romans 10:16–17 · Psalm 68:30 · 2 Samuel 1:13 · Isaiah 62:8

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.