What Does Psalms 55:19 Mean?

“shall hear”

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

“God”

strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)

to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

“them even he that abideth”

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

“of old”

the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)

“Selah”

suspension (of music), i.e., pause

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle

“Because they have no changes”

alternation

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“therefore they fear”

to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten

“not God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of