Psalms 34:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. | Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing. | Oh fear Jehovah, ye his saints; For there is no want to them that fear him. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fear | יְר֣אוּ | ye-R-'u | H3372H | to fearיָרֵא (ya.re) : frightening(DANGER) 1) to fear, revere, be afraid 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fear, be afraid 1a2) to stand in awe of, be awed 1a3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared 1b2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe 1b3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe 1c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify 2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour |
| Yahweh | יְהוָ֣ה | YAH-weh | H3068G | Lordאֲדֹנָי (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) |
| O holy [ones] his | קְדֹשָׁ֑יו | ke-do-SHAV | H6918H | holyקָדוֹשׁ (qa.dosh) : holy sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart |
| for | כִּי־ | ki- | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| not | אֵ֥ין | 'ein | H0369 | nothingאַ֫יִן (a.yin) 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of |
| lack | מַ֝חְס֗וֹר | mach-SOR | H4270 | needמַחְסוֹר (mach.sor) 1) need, poverty, thing needed 1a) need, thing needed 1b) lack, want 1c) need, poverty |
| [belongs] to [those] fearing him | לִירֵאָֽיו׃ | li-re-'AV | H3373 | afraidיָרֵא (ya.re) fearing, reverent, afraid |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.