Psalms

Psalm 48:8

8As we have heard, so we have seen

in the city of the LORD of Hosts,

in the city of our God:

God will establish her forever.

Selah

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
we have heardשָׁמַ֨עְנוּ׀šā·ma‘·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH8085 hear
soכֵּ֤ןkênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
we have seenרָאִ֗ינוּrā·’î·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH7200 see
in the cityבְּעִיר־bə·‘îr-Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH5892 excitement
of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
of Hostsצְ֭בָאוֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯNoun - common pluralH6635 army, war, warfare
in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbə·‘îrPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH5892 excitement
of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ’ĕ·lō·hê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH430 God
Godאֱלֹ֘הִ֤ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
will establish herיְכוֹנְנֶ֖הָyə·ḵō·wn·ne·hāVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH3559 be firm
foreverעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Selahסֶֽלָה׃se·lāhInterjectionH5542 lift up

Cross-references

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

Psalm 87:5 · Micah 4:1 · Matthew 16:18 · Isaiah 2:2 · Psalm 44:1–2 · Psalm 48:1–2 · Psalm 46:5 · Psalm 78:3–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.