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But I amוַאֲנִיalwaysתָמִידwith you;עִמָּךְyou have graspedאָחַזְתָּmy right hand.בְּיַד יְמִינִי
Psalms 73:23
Study it in the app“But I am always with you; you have grasped my right hand.”
The psalmist says that with God he desires nothing else; God is the rock of his heartDeath and Eternal LifeThe psalmist knows God holds his hand and guides him with his counselGod guides
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 73:23, word by word
- alwaysתָמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears- you have graspedאָחַזְתָּachazta
seize
To take something in the hand and not let go.
Where else “achazta” appears- my right handיַדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- my right handיְמִינִyemini
right hand
The hand on the side of strength and honor.
Where else “yemini” appears
The context
22I was dull and did not know; like a beast I was with you.
23 · This verse (above)
24With your counsel you will guide me, and afterward with glory you will take me.