God & Savior

Psalm 36:7

How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
Psalm 36:7
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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)

מַה־יָּקָ֥ר חַסְדְּךָ֗ אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים וּבְנֵ֥י אָדָ֑ם בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ יֶחֱסָיֽוּן׃

  1. מַה־mah-“how!”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  2. יָּקָ֥רya.Kar“precious”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָקָר · “precious” · Strong's H3368
  3. חַסְדְּךָ֗chas.de.Kha“[is] covenant loyalty your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חֶ֫סֶד · “kindness” · Strong's H2617A
  4. אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים'E.lo.Him“O God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  5. וּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.Nei“and [the] children of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  6. אָדָ֑ם'a.Dam“humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  7. בְּצֵ֥לbe.Tzel“in [the] shadow of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from צֵל · “shadow” · Strong's H6738
  8. כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָke.na.Fei.kha“wings your”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כָּנָף · “wing” · Strong's H3671
  9. יֶחֱסָיֽוּן׃ye.che.sa.Yun“they take refuge !”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from חָסָה · “to seek refuge” · Strong's H2620
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)