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My Elohim,אֱלֹהַיbring me to safetyפַּלְּטֵנִיfrom the handמִיַּדof the wicked,רָשָׁעfrom the palmמִכַּףof the unjustמְעַוֵּלand the violent.וְחוֹמֵץ
Psalms 71:4
Study it in the app“My Elohim, bring me to safety from the hand of the wicked, from the palm of the unjust and the violent.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 71:4, word by word
- My Elohimאֱלֹהַeloha
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “eloha” appears- bring me to safetyפַּלְּטֵpalte
bring to safety
To bring someone out of danger and set him safe.
Where else “palte” appears- from the handיַּדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- from the palmכַּףkaf
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kaf” appears- of the unjustמְעַוֵּלmeavel
act unjustly
To act unjustly, to twist what is right.
Where else “meavel” appears- and the violentחוֹמֵץchomets
violent
Who harms others without mercy.
Where else “chomets” appears
The context
3Be to me a rock of dwelling to enter always; you have commanded to save me, for my crag and my fortress are you.
4 · This verse (above)
5For you are my hope, Adonai YHWH, my confidence from my youth.