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Theyהֵמָּהhave bent the kneeכָּרְעוּand fallen,וְנָפָלוּbut weוַאֲנַחְנוּhave risenקַּמְנוּand stand firm.וַנִּתְעוֹדָד
Psalms 20:8
Study it in the app“They have bent the knee and fallen, but we have risen and stand firm.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 20:8, word by word
- have bent the kneeכָּרְעוּkaru
crouch
To bend the body or knees toward the ground, in prayer or before someone.
Where else “karu” appears- and fallenנָפָלוּnafalu
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “nafalu” appears- have risenקַּמְנוּkamnu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kamnu” appears- and stand firmנִּתְעוֹדָדnitodad
uphold
To lift up the fallen.
Where else “nitodad” appears
The context
7Some of chariots and some of horses, but we make mention of the name of YHWH our Elohim.
8 · This verse (above)
9YHWH, save; may the King answer us on the day we call.