Psalm 32

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
7Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. SelahThou art my hiding-place; thou wilt preserve me from trouble; Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. [Selah

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
youאַתָּ֤ה׀'a-TAHH0859A
you

אַנְתָּה (an.tah) you, thou (second pers. sing.) Aramaic of at.tah (אַתָּ֫ה "you(m.s.)" H0859A)

[are] a hiding placeסֵ֥תֶרSE-terH5643A
secrecy

סֵ֫תֶר (se.ter) 1) covering, shelter, hiding place, secrecy 1a) covering, cover 1b) hiding place, shelter, secret place 1c) secrecy 1c1) secrecy (of tongue being slanderous)

from distressמִצַּ֪רmi-TZARH6862B
distress

צַר (tsar) straits, distress

you will preserve meתִּ֫צְּרֵ֥נִיti-tze-RE-niH5341
to watch

נָצַר (na.tsar) 1) to guard, watch, watch over, keep 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to watch, guard, keep 1a2) to preserve, guard from dangers 1a3) to keep, observe, guard with fidelity 1a4) to guard, keep secret 1a5) to be kept close, be blockaded 1a6) watchman (participle)

shouts ofרָנֵּ֥יra-NEIH7438
song

רֹן (ron) ringing cry, shout, cry (of joy)

deliverance; [surely]פַלֵּ֑טfa-LETH6405
deliverance

פַּלֵּט (pal.let) deliverance, escape

you will surround meתְּס֖וֹבְבֵ֣נִיte-SO-VE-niH5437H
to turn: turn

סָבַב (sa.vav) : turn/bring_around 1) to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn, turn about, be brought round, change 1a2) to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself, close round, turn round 1b2) to be turned over to 1c) (Piel) to turn about, change, transform 1d) (Poel) 1d1) to encompass, surround 1d2) to come about, assemble round 1d3) to march, go about 1d4) to enclose, envelop 1e) (Hiphil) …

Selahסֶֽלָה׃SE-lahH5542
Selah

סֶ֫לָה (se.lah) § 1) to lift up, exalt 1a) Selah 1a1) a technical musical term probably showing accentuation, pause, interruption

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