Forכִּיnotלֹאby their swordבְחַרְבָּםdid they possessיָרְשׁוּthe land,אָרֶץand their armוּזְרוֹעָםdid notלֹאsave them,הוֹשִׁיעָה לָּמוֹbutכִּיyour right handיְמִינְךָand your armוּזְרוֹעֲךָand the lightוְאוֹרof your face,פָּנֶיךָforכִּיyou took pleasure in them.רְצִיתָם
Psalms 44:3
Study it in the app“For not by their sword did they possess the land, and their arm did not save them, but your right hand and your arm and the light of your face, for you took pleasure in them.”
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Psalms 44:3, word by word
- by their swordחַרְבָּcharba
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charba” appears- did they possessיָרְשׁוּyarshu
possess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “yarshu” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- and their armזְרוֹעָzeroa
arm
The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.
Where else “zeroa” appears- save themהוֹשִׁיעָהhoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshia” appears- your right handיְמִינְyemin
right hand
The hand on the side of strength and honor.
Where else “yemin” appears- and the lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- of your faceפָּנֶיpane
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pane” appears- you took pleasure in themרְצִיתָretsita
take pleasure
To look on someone with pleasure.
Where else “retsita” appears
The context
2You, with your hand, dispossessed nations, and planted them; you mistreated peoples, and spread them out.
3 · This verse (above)
4You yourself are my King, Elohim; command the salvations of Jacob.