Thenאָזyou spokeדִּבַּרְתָּin a visionבְחָזוֹןto your faithful ones,לַחֲסִידֶיךָand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“I have setשִׁוִּיתִיhelpעֵזֶרupon a mighty man;עַל גִּבּוֹרI have exaltedהֲרִימוֹתִיone chosenבָחוּרfrom the people.מֵעָם
Psalms 89:19
Study it in the app“Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones, and said, “I have set help upon a mighty man; I have exalted one chosen from the people.”
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Psalms 89:19, word by word
- you spokeדִּבַּרְתָּdibarta
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibarta” appears- in a visionחָזוֹןchazon
vision
Vision: what God makes a prophet see or understand; by extension, his message.
Where else “chazon” appears- to your faithful onesחֲסִידֶיchaside
faithful one, godly
Faithful one: one who lives out loyal love toward God; also kind.
Where else “chaside” appears- and saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- “I have setשִׁוִּיתִיshiviti
set
To put something in a place, for example before oneself.
Where else “shiviti” appears- helpעֵזֶרezer
helper, help
Help, aid; one who helps. It does not imply inferiority: the same word is often used for God as the helper of his people (Psalm 33:20; 121:1-2).
Where else “ezer” appears- upon a mighty manגִּבּוֹרgibor
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibor” appears- I have exaltedהֲרִימוֹתִיharimoti
lift up
To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.
Where else “harimoti” appears- one chosenבָחוּרvachur
chosen one
A chosen young man, the best among the others.
Where else “vachur” appears- from the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears
The context
18For to YHWH belongs our shield, and to the Holy One of Israel our king.
19 · This verse (above)
20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him,