Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 71:3 Interlinear
“ Be thou my strong habitation resort whereunto I may continually thou hast given commandment to save me for thou art my rock and my fortress ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הֱיֵ֤ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | לִ֨י׀ | H0 | ||
| 3 | לְצ֥וּר | H6697 | Be thou my strong | properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous) |
| 4 | מָע֡וֹן | H4583 | habitation | an abode, of god (the tabernacle or the temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum) |
| 5 | לָב֗וֹא | H935 | resort | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 6 | תָּמִ֗יד | H8548 | whereunto I may continually | properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); elliptically the re |
| 7 | צִוִּ֥יתָ | H6680 | thou hast given commandment | (intensively) to constitute, enjoin |
| 8 | לְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִי | H3467 | to save | properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor |
| 9 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 10 | סַלְעִ֖י | H5553 | me for thou art my rock | a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) |
| 11 | וּמְצוּדָתִ֣י | H4686 | and my fortress | a fastness |
| 12 | אָֽתָּה׃ | H859 | thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you |
Verse Context
Psalms 71:2me in thy righteousness Deliver and cause me to escape incline thine ear...
Psalms 71:3 (current) Be thou my strong habitation resort whereunto I may continually thou hast given commandment to save me for thou art my rock and my fortress
Psalms 71:4me O my God Deliver out of the hand of the wicked out of the hand of the unrighteous...