Psalms

Psalm 20:1

¹For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble;

may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

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	לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ	lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
A Psalm	מִזְמ֥וֹר	miz·mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4210 melody
of David	לְדָוִֽד׃	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
May the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
answer you	יַֽעַנְךָ֣	ya·‘an·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
in the day	בְּי֣וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of trouble	צָרָ֑ה	ṣā·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
may the name	שֵׁ֤ם׀	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the God	אֱלֹהֵ֬י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹֽב׃	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
protect you	יְ֝שַׂגֶּבְךָ֗	yə·śag·geḇ·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7682 be

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.