Psalm 26

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
12My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.My feet stand on level ground; in the congregations I will bless the LORD.My foot standeth in an even place: In the congregations will I bless Jehovah.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
foot myרַ֭גְלִיRAG-liH7272
foot

רְגַל (re.gal) foot Aramaic of re.gel (רֶ֫גֶל "foot" H7272)

it has stoodעָֽמְדָ֣ה'a-me-DAHH5975G
to stand: stand

עָמַד (a.mad) : stand/stop/establish 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against …

on level groundבְמִישׁ֑וֹרve-mi-SHORH4334
plain

מִישׁוֹר (mi.shor) 1) level place, uprightness 1a) level country, table-land, plain 1b) level place 1c) uprightness

in assembliesבְּ֝מַקְהֵלִ֗יםbe-mak-he-LIMH4721
assembly

מַקְהֵל (maq.hel) assembly, choir

I will blessאֲבָרֵ֥ךְ'a-va-REKHH1288
to bless

בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) 1) to bless, kneel 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kneel 1a2) to bless 1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself 1c) (Piel) to bless 1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel 1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself 2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse Aramaic equivalent: be.rakh (בְּרַךְ "to bless" H1289)

Yahwehיְהוָֽה׃YAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.