Study it in the app“For you have been a stronghold for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in his distress, a refuge from the downpour, a shade from the heat; for the blast of the tyrants is like a downpour against a wall.”
Forכִּיyou have beenהָיִיתָa strongholdמָעוֹזfor the poor,לַדָּלa strongholdמָעוֹזfor the needyלָאֶבְיוֹןin his distress,בַּצַּר לוֹa refugeמַחְסֶהfrom the downpour,מִזֶּרֶםa shadeצֵלfrom the heat;מֵחֹרֶבforכִּיthe blastרוּחַof the tyrantsעָרִיצִיםis like a downpourכְּזֶרֶםagainst a wall.קִיר
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayita” appearsbulwark
YHWH, the safe place of his people.
Where else “maoz” appearspoor, weak
Poor, weak: one who has little and little strength to defend himself.
Where else “dal” appearsneedy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyon” appearsdistress
A tight situation from which one cannot escape.
Where else “tsar” appearsrefuge, shelter
A refuge, a place to take cover.
Where else “machse” appearsrainstorm, downpour
A downpour, a heavy rain that falls all at once.
Where else “zerem” appearsshade
Protecting shade: "in the shadow of your wings".
Where else “tsel” appearsheat
The burning sun of the day.
Where else “chorev” appearsbreath
Literally "wind": the air that leaves the lungs.
Where else “ruach” appearsruthless, tyrant
A ruthless man, a powerful one who strikes terror; violent.
Where else “aritsim” appearswall
The wall of a house or a city.
Where else “kir” appears3Therefore a strong people will honor you; the town of tyrant nations will fear you.
4 · This verse (above)
5Like heat in a dry land, the uproar of strangers you subdue; as heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the tyrants is brought low.
