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Trustבִּטְחוּin himבוֹat allבְכָלtimes,עֵתpeople;עָםpour outשִׁפְכוּbefore himלְפָנָיוyour heart;לְבַבְכֶםElohim isאֱלֹהִיםa refugeמַחֲסֶהfor us.לָּנוּSelah.סֶלָה
Psalms 62:8
Study it in the app“Trust in him at all times, people; pour out before him your heart; Elohim is a refuge for us. Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 62:8, word by word
- Trustבִּטְחוּbitchu
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “bitchu” appears- timesעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- pour outשִׁפְכוּshifchu
pour out
To pour out one's heart to God; God pours out his spirit.
Where else “shifchu” appears- before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- your heartלְבַבְlevav
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appears- Elohim isאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- a refugeמַחֲסֶהmachase
refuge, shelter
A refuge, a place to take cover.
Where else “machase” 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
The context
7Upon Elohim rests my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in Elohim.
8 · This verse (above)
9Only vapor are human beings, a lie are the sons of man; on going up in the scales, they are together lighter than vapor.