Psalms 144:7

“Send your hands from on high; set me free and deliver me from many waters, from the hand of the sons of the foreigner,”

Psalms 144:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 144:7, word by word

Sendשְׁלַחshelach

stretch out

Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.

Where else “shelach” appears
your handsיָדֶיyade

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yade” appears
from on highמָּרוֹםmarom

height

What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.

Where else “marom” appears
set me freeפְּצֵpetse

set free

To rescue someone from danger.

Where else “petse” appears
and deliver meהַצִּילֵhatsile

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

Where else “hatsile” appears
from manyרַבִּיםrabim

much

In great quantity, more than expected.

Where else “rabim” appears
watersמַּיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “mayim” appears
of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of the foreignerנֵכָרnechar

foreign

What is foreign; "son of a foreigner" is someone of another people.

Where else “nechar” appears

The context

6Flash lightning, and scatter them; send your arrows, and rout them.

7 · This verse (above)

8whose mouth speaks falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lies.

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