Psalms

Psalm 20:6–8

⁶Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed;

He answers him from His holy heaven

with the saving power of His right hand.

⁷Some trust in chariots and others in horses,

but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

⁸They collapse and fall,

but we rise up and stand firm.

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
Now	עַתָּ֤ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
I know	יָדַ֗עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
that	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
saves	הוֹשִׁ֥יעַ׀	hō·wō·šî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3467 deliver
His anointed	מְשִׁ֫יח֥וֹ	mə·šî·ḥōw	Adjective - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4899 anointed
He answers him	יַ֭עֲנֵהוּ	ya·‘ă·nê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
from His holy	קָדְשׁ֑וֹ	qā·ḏə·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
heaven	מִשְּׁמֵ֣י	miš·šə·mê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H8064 sky, aloft
with the saving	יֵ֣שַׁע	yê·ša‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3468 deliverance, rescue, salvation
power	בִּ֝גְבֻר֗וֹת	biḡ·ḇu·rō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H1369 strength, might
of His right hand	יְמִינֽוֹ׃	yə·mî·nōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3225 right hand

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Some	אֵ֣לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
in chariots	בָ֭רֶכֶב	ḇā·re·ḵeḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
and others	וְאֵ֣לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
in horses	בַסּוּסִ֑ים	ḇas·sū·sîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5483 swallow or swift
but we	וַאֲנַ֓חְנוּ׀	wa·’ă·naḥ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
trust	נַזְכִּֽיר׃	naz·kîr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural	H2142 remember
in the name	בְּשֵׁם־	bə·šêm-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֣ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	הֵ֭מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
collapse	כָּרְע֣וּ	kā·rə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3766 bow down
and fall	וְנָפָ֑לוּ	wə·nā·p̄ā·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5307 fall, lie
but we	וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ	wa·’ă·naḥ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
rise up	קַּ֝֗מְנוּ	qam·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and stand firm	וַנִּתְעוֹדָֽד׃	wan·niṯ·‘ō·w·ḏāḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again

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

Psalm 20:6 Psalm 28:8 · Psalm 18:50 · Acts 5:31 · Psalm 89:20–23 · Isaiah 63:15 · Psalm 41:11 · Psalm 2:2 · Matthew 6:9 · Acts 4:10

Psalm 20:7 Isaiah 31:1 · Jeremiah 17:5 · Proverbs 21:31 · Psalm 33:16–17 · 2 Chronicles 32:8 · 2 Chronicles 14:11 · 2 Chronicles 20:12–20 · Psalm 45:17 · 2 Chronicles 13:10–12 · Isaiah 30:16 · 1 Samuel 13:5 · 2 Chronicles 13:16

Psalm 20:8 Psalm 125:1 · Micah 7:8 · Jeremiah 17:7–8 · Psalm 34:21–22 · Judges 5:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.