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Psalms 118:14

118:13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.
The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

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Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation.

The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

118:15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

What does Psalms 118:14 mean?

Psalms 118:14 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָהּ (Yâhh), עֹז (ʻôz), זִמְרָת (zimrâth).

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The
LORDיָהּYâhh/yaw/H3050Jah, the sacred name
is
my
strengthעֹזʻôz/oze/H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
and
song,זִמְרָתzimrâth/zim-rawth'/H2176instrumental music; by implication, praise
and
is
become
my
salvation.יְשׁוּעָהyᵉshûwʻâh/yesh-oo'-aw/H3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 118:14.

Exodus 15:2

The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.

Psalms 21:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

Psalms 28:8

The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. their: or, his saving: Heb. strength of salvations

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 118:14 say?

Psalms 118:14 (King James Version) reads: "The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation."

Is Psalms 118:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 118:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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