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Psalms 118:7

118:6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? on: Heb. for me
The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

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Yahweh is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me.

The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

The LORD takes my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire on them that hate me.

118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

What does Psalms 118:7 mean?

Psalms 118:7 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), עָזַר (ʻâzar), רָאָה (râʼâh).

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The
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
taketh
my
part
with
them
that
helpעָזַרʻâzar/aw-zar'/H5826to surround, i.e. protect or aid
me:
therefore
shall
I
seeרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
my
desire
upon
them
that
hateשָׂנֵאsânêʼ/saw-nay'/H8130to hate (personally)
me.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 118:7.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 6:5

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day

Genesis 7:1

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

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What does Psalms 118:7 say?

Psalms 118:7 (King James Version) reads: "The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me."

Is Psalms 118:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 118:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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