Psalms
Psalm 32:7–8
7You are my hiding place.
You protect me from trouble;
You surround me with songs of deliverance.
Selah
8I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go;
I will give you counsel and watch over 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.
Psalm 32:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You | אַתָּ֤ה׀ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are my hiding place | סֵ֥תֶר | sê·ṯer | Noun - masculine singular | H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy |
| You protect me | תִּ֫צְּרֵ֥נִי | tiṣ·ṣə·rê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
| from trouble | מִצַּ֪ר | miṣ·ṣar | Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular | H6862 narrow, tight |
| You surround me | תְּס֖וֹבְבֵ֣נִי | tə·sō·wḇ·ḇê·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| with songs | רָנֵּ֥י | rān·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7438 ringing cry |
| of deliverance | פַלֵּ֑ט | p̄al·lêṭ | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H6405 deliverance |
| Selah | סֶֽלָה׃ | se·lāh | Interjection | H5542 lift up |
Psalm 32:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will instruct you | אַשְׂכִּֽילְךָ֨׀ | ’aś·kî·lə·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7919 be prudent |
| and teach | וְֽאוֹרְךָ֗ | wə·’ō·wr·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H3384 throw, shoot |
| you the way | בְּדֶֽרֶךְ־ | bə·ḏe·reḵ- | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| you should go | תֵלֵ֑ךְ | ṯê·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| I will give you counsel | אִֽיעֲצָ֖ה | ’î·‘ă·ṣāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H3289 advise, counsel |
| watch | עֵינִֽי׃ | ‘ê·nî | Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| over you | עָלֶ֣יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 32:7 Psalm 91:1 · Psalm 119:114 · Psalm 27:5 · Psalm 9:9 · Psalm 143:9 · Psalm 31:20 · 2 Samuel 22:1 · Psalm 98:1 · Revelation 7:10 · Psalm 40:3 · Psalm 32:10 · Colossians 3:3
Psalm 32:8 Proverbs 3:5–6 · Psalm 33:18 · Psalm 25:8–10 · Matthew 11:29 · Proverbs 8:10–11 · Isaiah 49:10 · Proverbs 3:1 · Psalm 34:11 · Proverbs 4:1–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.