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I will resideאָגוּרָהin your tentבְאָהָלְךָforever;עוֹלָמִיםI will take refugeאֶחֱסֶהin the hiding placeבְסֵתֶרof your wings.כְּנָפֶיךָSelah.סֶּלָה
Psalms 61:4
Study it in the app“I will reside in your tent forever; I will take refuge in the hiding place of your wings. Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 61:4, word by word
- I will resideאָגוּרָהagura
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “agura” appears- in your tentאָהָלְahal
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ahal” appears- foreverעוֹלָמִיםolamim
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olamim” appears- I will take refugeאֶחֱסֶהechese
take refuge
Take refuge: seek shelter in someone.
Where else “echese” appears- in the hiding placeסֵתֶרseter
hiding place
A place where someone hides or is kept safe, as under God's shelter.
Where else “seter” appears- of your wingsכְּנָפֶיkenafe
wing
A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.
Where else “kenafe” appears- Selahסֶּלָהsela
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
The context
3For you have been a refuge for me, a tower of strength in the face of the enemy.
4 · This verse (above)
5For you, Elohim, have heard my vows; you have given the possession of those who fear your name.