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A psalmמִזְמוֹרof David,לְדָוִדwhen he fledבְּבָרְחוֹfrom beforeמִפְּנֵיAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםhis son.בְּנוֹYHWH,יְהוָהhowמָהmany areרַבּוּmy adversaries;צָרָיmanyרַבִּיםare risingקָמִיםagainst me.עָלָי
Psalms 3:1
Study it in the app“A psalm of David, when he fled from before Absalom his son. YHWH, how many are my adversaries; many are rising against me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 3:1, word by word
- A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor
psalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” appears- of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- when he fledבָרְחvarch
flee
To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.
Where else “varch” appears- from beforeפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםavshalom
Absalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appears- his sonבְּנben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- many areרַבּוּrabu
be many
Become many, increase.
Where else “rabu” appears- my adversariesצָרָtsara
adversary
Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.
Where else “tsara” appears- manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- are risingקָמִיםkamim
rise against
To rise against someone to attack or confront him.
Where else “kamim” appears
Translation note
The first sentence is the title of the psalm, which in Hebrew is part of the text. On David’s flight, see 2 Samuel 15–18.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in Elohim.” Selah.