God & Savior

Psalm 140:7

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
Psalm 140:7
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

יְהֹוִ֣ה אֲ֭דֹנָי עֹ֣ז יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י סַכֹּ֥תָה לְ֝רֹאשִׁ֗י בְּי֣וֹם נָֽשֶׁק׃

  1. יְהֹוִ֣הYah.weh“O Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  2. אֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.nai“O Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  3. עֹ֣ז'oz“[the] strength of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֹז · “strength” · Strong's H5797
  4. יְשׁוּעָתִ֑יye.shu.'a.Ti“salvation my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יְשׁוּעָה · “salvation” · Strong's H3444
  5. סַכֹּ֥תָהsa.Ko.tah“you cover”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from סָכַךְ · “to cover” · Strong's H5526B
  6. לְ֝רֹאשִׁ֗יle.ro.Shi“<to> head my”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  7. בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yom“in a day of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  8. נָֽשֶׁק׃Na.shek“weaponry”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫שֶׁק · “weapon” · Strong's H5402
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)