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In Elohim,בֵּאלֹהִיםwhose wordדְּבָרוֹI praise,אֲהַלֵּלin ElohimבֵּאלֹהִיםI trust;בָּטַחְתִּיI will notלֹאfear;אִירָאwhatמַהcanיַּעֲשֶׂהfleshבָשָׂרdoיַּעֲשֶׂהto me?לִי
Psalms 56:4
Study it in the app“In Elohim, whose word I praise, in Elohim I trust; I will not fear; what can flesh do to me?”
The psalmist: on the day he fears, he trusts in Elohim and will not fearCourage
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 56:4, word by word
- In Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appears- whose wordדְּבָרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- I praiseאֲהַלֵּלahalel
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “ahalel” appears- I trustבָּטַחְתִּיbatachti
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “batachti” appears- fearאִירָאira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “ira” appears- canיַּעֲשֶׂהyaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaase” appears- fleshבָשָׂרvasar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “vasar” appears
Translation note
“Flesh”: the human being, weak and mortal, before Elohim.
The context
3On the day I fear, I trust in you.
4 · This verse (above)
5All the day they twist my words; against me are all their thoughts for evil.