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Forכִּיnotלֹאin my bowבְקַשְׁתִּיdo I trust,אֶבְטָחand my swordוְחַרְבִּיdoes notלֹאsave me.תוֹשִׁיעֵנִי
Psalms 44:6
Study it in the app“For not in my bow do I trust, and my sword does not save me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 44:6, word by word
- in my bowקַשְׁתִּkashti
bow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “kashti” appears- do I trustאֶבְטָחevtach
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “evtach” appears- and my swordחַרְבִּcharbi
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charbi” appears- save meתוֹשִׁיעֵtoshie
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “toshie” appears
The context
5Through you our adversaries we gore; in your name we trample those who rise against us.
6 · This verse (above)
7But you have saved us from our adversaries, and those who hate us you have put to shame.