King James Version
Psalms 118:14 in the King James Version says “The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 118 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.”
Psalms 118:14 · KJV
They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. destroy: Heb. cut down
Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.
The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“is my strength”
H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“and is become my salvation”
H3444something saved, i.e., (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
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