Psalms 89:10

“You crushed Rahab like one pierced; with the arm of your strength you scattered your enemies.”

Psalms 89:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 89:10, word by word

crushedדִכִּאתָdikita

crush

To grind down, oppress the weak.

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Rahabרָהַבrahav

Rahab

Rahab: a poetic name for Egypt, meaning "arrogant" or "tumultuous"; it also names a sea monster subdued by God. It is not the name of the woman of Jericho, which is spelled differently in Hebrew.

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like one piercedחָלָלchalal

slain

Someone killed or wounded in war.

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with the armזְרוֹעַzeroa

arm

The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.

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of your strengthעֻזְּuz

strength

Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.

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you scatteredפִּזַּרְתָּpizarta

scatter

To scatter, to disperse.

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your enemiesאוֹיְבֶיoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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Translation note

“Rahab”: a poetic name of the sea monster and of Egypt (Psalm 87:4; Isaiah 51:9).

The context

9You rule the pride of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.

10 · This verse (above)

11Yours are the heavens, yours also the earth; the world and what fills it, you founded them.

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