King James Version
Psalms 55:18 in the King James Version says “He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 55 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.”
Psalms 55:18 · KJV
As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. Because: or, With whom also there be no changes, yet they
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. broken: Heb. profaned
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“in peace”
H7965safe, i.e., (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e., health, prosperity, peace
“my soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“that was against me for there were many”
H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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