Psalm 21:1

O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
Psalm 21:1
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Original language (Hebrew)

יְֽהוָ֗ה בְּעָזְּךָ֥ יִשְׂמַח־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּ֝בִישׁ֥וּעָתְךָ֗ מַה־יָּ֥גֶל מְאֹֽד׃

  1. יְֽהוָ֗הYah.weh“O Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  2. בְּעָזְּךָ֥be.'a.ze.Kha“in strength your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֹז · “strength” · Strong's H5797
  3. יִשְׂמַח־yis.mach-“he rejoices”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂמַח · “to rejoice” · Strong's H8055
  4. מֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  5. וּ֝בִישׁ֥וּעָתְךָ֗u.vi.Shu.'a.te.kha“and in deliverance your”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יְשׁוּעָה · “salvation” · Strong's H3444
  6. מַה־mah-“how!”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  7. יָּ֥גֶלYa.geil“he exults”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גִּיל · “to rejoice” · Strong's H1523
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  8. מְאֹֽד׃me.'Od“exceedingly”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)