Psalms

Psalm 89:21–27

²¹My hand will sustain him;

surely My arm will strengthen him.

²²No enemy will exact tribute;

no wicked man will oppress him.

²³I will crush his foes before him

and strike down those who hate him.

²⁴My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him,

and through My name his horn will be exalted.

²⁵I will set his hand over the sea,

and his right hand upon the rivers.

²⁶He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father,

my God, the Rock of my salvation.’

²⁷I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn,

the highest of the kings of the earth.

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
My hand	יָ֭דִי	yā·ḏî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
will sustain him	תִּכּ֣וֹן	tik·kō·wn	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3559 be firm
surely	אַף־	’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
My arm	זְרוֹעִ֥י	zə·rō·w·‘î	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
will strengthen him	תְאַמְּצֶֽנּוּ׃	ṯə·’am·mə·ṣen·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H553 be alert

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
enemy	אוֹיֵ֣ב	’ō·w·yêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
will exact tribute	יַשִּׁ֣א	yaš·ši	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5377 beguile, deceive
no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
wicked	עַ֝וְלָ֗ה	‘aw·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness
man	וּבֶן־	ū·ḇen-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
will oppress him	יְעַנֶּֽנּוּ׃	yə·‘an·nen·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6031 be occupied, busied with

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will crush	וְכַתּוֹתִ֣י	wə·ḵat·tō·w·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3807 beat, crush by beating
his foes	צָרָ֑יו	ṣā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
before him	מִפָּנָ֣יו	mip·pā·nāw	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
and strike down	אֶגּֽוֹף׃	’eg·gō·wp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5062 strike, smite
those who hate him	וּמְשַׂנְאָ֥יו	ū·mə·śan·’āw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8130 hate

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My faithfulness	וֶֽאֶֽמוּנָתִ֣י	we·’e·mū·nā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
and loving devotion	וְחַסְדִּ֣י	wə·ḥas·dî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
will be with him	עִמּ֑וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
and through My name	וּ֝בִשְׁמִ֗י	ū·ḇiš·mî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
his horn	קַרְנֽוֹ׃	qar·nōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7161 horn
will be exalted	תָּר֥וּם	tā·rūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will set	וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י	wə·śam·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
his hand	יָד֑וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
over the sea	בַיָּ֣ם	ḇay·yām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and his right hand	יְמִינֽוֹ׃	yə·mî·nōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
upon the rivers	וּֽבַנְּהָר֥וֹת	ū·ḇan·nə·hā·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will call to Me	יִ֭קְרָאֵנִי	yiq·rā·’ê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
You	אָ֑תָּה	’āt·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are my Father	אָ֣בִי	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
my God	אֵ֝לִ֗י	’ê·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H410 god
the Rock	וְצ֣וּר	wə·ṣūr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6697 rock, cliff
of my salvation	יְשׁוּעָתִֽי׃	yə·šū·‘ā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3444 salvation

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָ֭נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will indeed	אַף־	’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
appoint him as	אֶתְּנֵ֑הוּ	’et·tə·nê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
My firstborn	בְּכ֣וֹר	bə·ḵō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H1060 first-born
the highest	עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high
of the kings	לְמַלְכֵי־	lə·mal·ḵê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of the earth	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land