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He will sendיִשְׁלַחfrom the heavensמִשָּׁמַיִםand save me,וְיוֹשִׁיעֵנִיwhen the one who tramples meשֹׁאֲפִיreproaches me;חֵרֵףSelah.סֶלָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםwill sendיִשְׁלַחhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹand his truth.וַאֲמִתּוֹ
Psalms 57:3
Study it in the app“He will send from the heavens and save me, when the one who tramples me reproaches me; Selah. Elohim will send his loyal love and his truth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 57:3, word by word
- He will sendיִשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- from the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
heaven
God's dwelling, from which he is called "the Elohim of the heavens".
Where else “shamayim” appears- and save meיוֹשִׁיעֵyoshie
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “yoshie” appears- when the one who tramples meשֹׁאֲפִshoafi
trample
To crush underfoot, harass the weak.
Where else “shoafi” appears- reproaches meחֵרֵףcheref
reproach
To defy or humble someone with words, to put them to shame.
Where else “cheref” appears- Selahסֶלָהsela
Selah
Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.
Where else “sela” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- his loyal loveחַסְדּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- and his truthאֲמִתּamit
truth
What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.
Where else “amit” appears
Translation note
“The one who tramples me reproaches me”: a brief phrase in Hebrew; it can also be understood “he puts to shame the one who tramples me.”
The context
2I will call to Elohim Elyon, to El who brings it to completion for me.
3 · This verse (above)
4My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down among those who blaze, human beings whose teeth are a spear and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.