Psalms 144:14

144:13 That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: all: Heb. from kind to kind

That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. strong: Heb. able to bear burdens, or, loaden with flesh

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Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.

That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

That our oxen may be strong to labor; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

144:15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

What does Psalms 144:14 mean?

Psalms 144:14 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אַלּוּף (ʼallûwph), סָבַל (çâbal), פֶּרֶץ (perets).

Hebrew interlinear

That

our

oxenאַלּוּףʼallûwph/al-loof'/H441familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)

may

strong

labour;סָבַלçâbal/saw-bal'/H5445to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid

that

there

breaking

in,פֶּרֶץperets/peh'-rets/H6556a break (literally or figuratively)

nor

going

out;יָצָאyâtsâʼ/yaw-tsaw'/H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.

that

there

complainingצְוָחָהtsᵉvâchâh/tsev-aw-khaw'/H6682a screech (of anguish)

our

streets.רְחֹבrᵉchôb/rekh-obe'/H7339a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area

strong:

Heb.

able

bear

burdens,

or,

loaden

with

flesh

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Ox, the Psalms

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 144:14 say?

Psalms 144:14 (King James Version) reads: "That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. strong: Heb. able to bear burdens, or, loaden with flesh"

Is Psalms 144:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 144:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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