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Beהֱיֵהto meלִיa rockלְצוּרof dwellingמָעוֹןto enterלָבוֹאalways;תָּמִידyou have commandedצִוִּיתָto save me,לְהוֹשִׁיעֵנִיforכִּיmy cragסַלְעִיand my fortressוּמְצוּדָתִיare you.אָתָּה
Psalms 71:3
Study it in the app“Be to me a rock of dwelling to enter always; you have commanded to save me, for my crag and my fortress are you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 71:3, word by word
- Beהֱיֵהheye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “heye” appears- a rockצוּרtsur
rock
A large rock.
Where else “tsur” appears- of dwellingמָעוֹןmaon
dwelling, lair
Dwelling: the place where someone lives; often the heavens or the sanctuary where God dwells; also the lair of jackals.
Where else “maon” appears- to enterבוֹאvo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vo” appears- alwaysתָּמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears- you have commandedצִוִּיתָtsivita
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsivita” appears- to save meהוֹשִׁיעֵhoshie
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshie” appears- my cragסַלְעִsali
rock
YHWH, "my rock", a safe refuge.
Where else “sali” appears- and my fortressמְצוּדָתִmetsudati
stronghold
A safe, fortified refuge; David calls God this.
Where else “metsudati” appears
The context
2In your righteousness deliver me and bring me to safety; turn your ear to me and save me.
3 · This verse (above)
4My Elohim, bring me to safety from the hand of the wicked, from the palm of the unjust and the violent.