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Psalms 18:4


Psalms 18:3 Psalms 18:4 (KJV) Psalms 18:5
I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The sorrowsH2256 of deathH4194 compassedH661 me, and the floodsH5158 of ungodly menH1100 made me afraidH1204.


Original Hebrew

מְהֻלָּל אֶקְרָא יְהוָה וּמִן־אֹיְבַי אִוָּשֵׁעַ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
מְ֭הֻלָּל
Me.hu.lol H1984 HVPsmsa (the one) to be praised
אֶקְרָ֣א
'ek.Ra' H7121 HVqi1cs I call out to
יְהוָ֑ה
Yah.weh H3068 HNp Yahweh
וּ/מִן
u./min- H4480 HC/R and/ from
אֹ֝יְבַ֗/י
'o.ye.Va/i H341 HVqrmpc/Sp1cs enemies/ my
אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ
'i.va.She.a' H3467 HVNi1cs I am delivered
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
  • H661 — אָפַף (ʼâphaph, aw-faf'): a primitive root; to surround; compass.
  • H1100 — בְּלִיַּעַל (bᵉlîyaʻal, bel-e-yah'-al): from בְּלִי and יַעַל;(often in connection with אִישׁ, אִשָּׁה, בֵּן, etc.); without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness; Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.
  • H1204 — בָּעַת (bâʻath, baw-ath'): a primitive root; to fear; affright, be (make) afraid, terrify, trouble.
  • H2256 — חֶבֶל (chebel, kheh'-bel): or חֵבֶל; from חָבַל; a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin; band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
  • H4194 — מָוֶת (mâveth, maw'-veth): from מוּת; death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin; (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
  • H5158 — נַחַל (nachal, nakh'-al): or (feminine) נַחְלָה; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from נָחַל in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine); brook, flood, river, stream, valley.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H341 — אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb, o-yabe'): or (fully) אוֹיֵב; active participle of אָיַב; hating; an adversary; enemy, foe.
  • H1984 — הָלַל (hâlal, haw-lal'): a primitive root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify; (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
  • H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
  • H3467 — יָשַׁע (yâshaʻ, yaw-shah'): a primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor; [idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
  • H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי; or מִנֵּי; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
  • H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.

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