Psalms 8:2
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. | From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger. | Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established strength, Because of thine adversaries, That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| from [the] mouth of | מִפִּ֤י | mi-PI | H6310G | lipפֶּה (peh) : lip/mouth peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21 |
| children | עֽוֹלְלִ֨ים׀ | 'o-LIM | H5768 | infantעוֹלֵל (o.lel) child, boy |
| and suckling-children | וְֽיֹנְקִים֮ | ve-yo-ne-KIM | H3243J | to suckleיָנַק (ya.naq) 1) to suckle, nurse, suck 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to suck 1a2) suckling, babe (subst) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to give suck to, nurse 1b2) nursing, nursing woman, nurse (participle) |
| you have established | יִסַּ֪דְתָּ֫ | yi-SAD-ta | H3245 | to foundיָסַד (ya.sad) 1) to found, fix, establish, lay foundation 1a) (Qal) to found, establish, begin 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to fix or seat themselves close together, sit in conclave 1b2) to be founded 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to found 1c2) to establish, appoint, ordain 1d) (Pual) to be founded, be laid 1e) (Hophal) to be founded |
| strength | עֹ֥ז | 'oz | H5797 | strengthעֹז (oz) 1) might, strength 1a) material or physical 1b) personal or social or political |
| on account of | לְמַ֥עַן | le-MA-'an | H4616 | becauseמַ֫עַן (ma.an) 1) purpose, intent prep 1a) for the sake of 1b) in view of, on account of 1c) for the purpose of, to the intent that, in order to conj 1d) to the end that |
| opposers your | צוֹרְרֶ֑יךָ | tzo-REI-kha | H6887D | to vexצָרַר (tsa.rar) to show hostility toward, vex |
| to put an end to | לְהַשְׁבִּ֥ית | le-hash-BIT | H7673A | to ceaseשָׁבַת (sha.vat) 1) to cease, desist, rest 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cease 1a2) to rest, desist (from labour) 1b) (Niphal) to cease 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to cease, put an end to 1c2) to exterminate, destroy 1c3) to cause to desist from 1c4) to remove 1c5) to cause to fail |
| an enemy | א֝וֹיֵ֗ב | 'o-YEV | H0341 | enemyאֹיֵב (o.yev) 1) (Qal) enemy 1a) personal 1b) national |
| and an avenger | וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃ | u-mit-na-KEM | H5358 | to avengeנָקַם (na.qam) 1) to avenge, take vengeance, revenge, avenge oneself, be avenged, be punished 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to avenge, take vengeance 1a2) to entertain revengeful feelings 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to avenge oneself 1b2) to suffer vengeance 1c) (Piel) to avenge 1d) (Hophal) to be avenged, vengeance be taken (for blood) 1e) (Hithpael) to avenge oneself |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.