Psalms

Psalm 3:3–5

³But You, O LORD, are a shield around me,

my glory, and the One who lifts my head.

⁴To the LORD I cry aloud,

and He answers me from His holy mountain.

Selah

⁵I lie down and sleep;

I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But You	וְאַתָּ֣ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
O LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
are a shield	מָגֵ֣ן	mā·ḡên	Noun - common singular	H4043 shield
around me	בַּעֲדִ֑י	ba·‘ă·ḏî	Preposition; first person common singular	H1157 separation
my glory	כְּ֝בוֹדִ֗י	kə·ḇō·w·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
and the One who lifts	וּמֵרִ֥ים	ū·mê·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
my head	רֹאשִֽׁי׃	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
To	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
I cry	אֶקְרָ֑א	’eq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
aloud	ק֭וֹלִי	qō·w·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6963 sound, voice
and He answers me	וַיַּֽעֲנֵ֨נִי	way·ya·‘ă·nê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6030 answer, respond
from His holy	קָדְשׁ֣וֹ	qā·ḏə·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
mountain	מֵהַ֖ר	mê·har	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
lie down	שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי	šā·ḵaḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7901 lie down
and sleep	וָֽאִ֫ישָׁ֥נָה	wā·’î·šā·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H3462 sleep
I wake again	הֱקִיצ֑וֹתִי	hĕ·qî·ṣō·w·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H6974 awake
for	כִּ֖י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
sustains me	יִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃	yis·mə·ḵê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5564 lean, lay, rest, support

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

Psalm 3:3 Psalm 27:6 · Psalm 28:7 · Genesis 15:1 · Psalm 119:114 · Isaiah 60:19 · Psalm 62:7 · Psalm 84:11 · Psalm 18:2 · Psalm 110:7 · Psalm 4:3 · Revelation 21:23 · Revelation 21:11

Psalm 3:4 Psalm 34:4 · Isaiah 65:24 · Psalm 91:15 · Psalm 34:6 · James 5:13 · Psalm 2:6 · Psalm 43:3 · Jeremiah 29:12–13 · Matthew 7:7 · Psalm 99:9 · Psalm 132:13–14 · Psalm 50:15

Psalm 3:5 Psalm 4:8 · Proverbs 3:24 · Isaiah 26:3 · Leviticus 26:6 · Job 11:18–19 · Psalm 127:2 · Proverbs 18:10 · Proverbs 14:26 · Psalm 66:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.