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Forכִּיyou have beenהָיִיתָa refugeמַחְסֶהfor me,לִיa towerמִגְדַּלof strengthעֹזin the face ofמִפְּנֵיthe enemy.אוֹיֵב
Psalms 61:3
Study it in the app“For you have been a refuge for me, a tower of strength in the face of the enemy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 61:3, word by word
- you have beenהָיִיתָhayita
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayita” appears- a refugeמַחְסֶהmachse
refuge, shelter
A refuge, a place to take cover.
Where else “machse” appears- a towerמִגְדַּלmigdal
tower
A tall, strong structure, for keeping watch or defense.
Where else “migdal” appears- of strengthעֹזoz
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “oz” appears- in the face ofפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- the enemyאוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears
The context
2From the end of the earth to you I call when my heart grows faint; to the rock that is higher than I guide me.
3 · This verse (above)
4I will reside in your tent forever; I will take refuge in the hiding place of your wings. Selah.