Psalms
Psalm 84:3
3Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she places her young near Your altars,
O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| the sparrow | צִפּ֨וֹר׀ | ṣip·pō·wr | Noun - common singular | H6833 bird |
| has found | מָ֪צְאָה | mā·ṣə·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| a home | בַ֡יִת | ḇa·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| and the swallow | וּדְר֤וֹר׀ | ū·ḏə·rō·wr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1866 swallow |
| a nest | קֵ֥ן | qên | Noun - masculine singular | H7064 nest |
| for herself | לָהּ֮ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| where | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| she places | שָׁ֪תָה | šā·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7896 put, set |
| her young | אֶפְרֹ֫חֶ֥יהָ | ’ep̄·rō·ḥe·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H667 young one |
| near Your altars | מִ֭זְבְּחוֹתֶיךָ | miz·bə·ḥō·w·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֑וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| my King | מַ֝לְכִּ֗י | mal·kî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H4428 king |
| and my God | וֵאלֹהָֽי׃ | wê·lō·hāy | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 91:1 · Psalm 90:1 · Matthew 8:20 · Psalm 43:4 · Psalm 116:7 · Psalm 5:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.