Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 31:3 Interlinear

“ For thou art my rock and my fortress therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide”

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Psalms 31 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כִּֽי	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2	סַלְעִ֣י	H5553	For thou art my rock	a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
3	וּמְצוּדָתִ֣י	H4686	and my fortress	a fastness
4	אָ֑תָּה	H859		thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
5	וּלְמַ֥עַן	H4616		properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
6	שִׁ֝מְךָ֗	H8034	therefore for thy name's	an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
7	תַּֽנְחֵ֥נִי	H5148	sake lead	to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
8	וּֽתְנַהֲלֵֽנִי׃	H5095	me and guide	properly, to run with a sparkle, i.e., flow; hence (transitively), to conduct, and (by inference) to protect, sustain

Psalms 31:3 (current) For thou art my rock and my fortress therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide