Psalms

Psalm 64:1

1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

Hear, O God, my voice of complaint;

preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
For the choirmasterלַמְנַצֵּ֗חַlam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥPreposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
A Psalmמִזְמ֥וֹרmiz·mō·wrNoun - masculine singularH4210 melody
of Davidלְדָוִֽד׃lə·ḏā·wiḏPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
Hearשְׁמַע־šə·ma‘-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH8085 hear
O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
my voiceקוֹלִ֣יqō·w·lîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH6963 sound, voice
of complaintבְשִׂיחִ֑יḇə·śî·ḥîPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH7879 complaint, musing
preserveתִּצֹּ֥רtiṣ·ṣōrVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5341 watch, guard, keep
my lifeחַיָּֽי׃ḥay·yāyNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH2416 alive, living
from dreadמִפַּ֥חַדmip·pa·ḥaḏPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH6343 dread
of the enemyא֝וֹיֵ֗ב’ō·w·yêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH341 be hostile to

Cross-references

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

Psalm 34:4 · Psalm 143:1–3 · Psalm 130:1–2 · Psalm 140:1 · Psalm 141:1 · Lamentations 3:55–56 · Psalm 31:13–15 · Psalm 55:1–2 · Acts 27:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.