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Look,הִנֵּהElohimאֱלֹהִיםis my helper;עֹזֵר לִיAdonaiאֲדֹנָיis among those who sustainבְּסֹמְכֵיmy soul.נַפְשִׁי
Psalms 54:4
Study it in the app“Look, Elohim is my helper; Adonai is among those who sustain my soul.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 54:4, word by word
- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- is my helperעֹזֵרozer
helper
A person who comes to another's side to help him in what he needs.
Where else “ozer” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- is among those who sustainסֹמְכֵיsomche
lean on
To rest one's weight on something or someone so as not to fall; to support.
Where else “somche” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears
The context
3For strangers have risen up against me, and tyrants seek my soul; they have not set Elohim before them. Selah.
4 · This verse (above)
5He will return the evil on those who lie in wait for me; in your faithfulness annihilate them.