Psalms

Psalm 56:8–10

⁸You have taken account of my wanderings.^c

Put my tears in Your bottle —

are they not in Your book?

⁹Then my enemies will retreat

on the day I cry for help.

By this I will know that God is on my side.

¹⁰In God, whose word I praise,

in the LORD, whose word I praise,

Footnotes

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
You	אָ֥תָּה	’āt·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
have taken account	סָפַ֪רְתָּ֫ה	sā·p̄ar·tāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5608 count
of my wanderings	נֹדִי֮	nō·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5112 wandering
Put	שִׂ֣ימָה	śî·māh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7760 put, place, set
my tears	דִמְעָתִ֣י	ḏim·‘ā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1832 tears
in Your bottle	בְנֹאדֶ֑ךָ	ḇə·nō·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4997 skin-bottle, skin
not	הֲ֝לֹ֗א	hă·lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
in Your book	בְּסִפְרָתֶֽךָ׃	bə·sip̄·rā·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5612 missive, document, writing, book

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אָ֥֨ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
my enemies	אוֹיְבַ֣י	’ō·wy·ḇay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
will retreat	יָ֘שׁ֤וּבוּ	yā·šū·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
on the day	בְּי֣וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
I cry for help	אֶקְרָ֑א	’eq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
By this	זֶה־	zeh-	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
I will know	יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
God	אֱלֹהִ֥ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
on my side	לִֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In God	בֵּֽ֭אלֹהִים	bê·lō·hîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
whose word	דָּבָ֑ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
I praise	אֲהַלֵּ֣ל	’ă·hal·lêl	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1984 shine
in the LORD	בַּ֝יהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
whose word	דָּבָֽר׃	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
I praise	אֲהַלֵּ֥ל	’ă·hal·lêl	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1984 shine

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

Psalm 56:8 2 Kings 20:5 · Malachi 3:16 · Psalm 39:12 · Revelation 7:17 · Psalm 126:5–6 · Matthew 10:30 · Psalm 139:16 · Psalm 121:8 · Hebrews 11:13 · Isaiah 63:9 · Job 16:20 · Revelation 20:12

Psalm 56:9 Romans 8:31 · Psalm 118:6 · Isaiah 8:9–10 · Psalm 118:11–13 · Psalm 46:11 · Psalm 102:2 · Psalm 9:3 · Psalm 46:7 · Jeremiah 33:3 · Psalm 27:2 · John 18:6 · Psalm 18:38–42

Psalm 56:10 Matthew 24:35 · Genesis 32:11 · Psalm 56:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.