Psalms 55:18

55:17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

KJV

He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.

He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

He has delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

55:19 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. Because: or, With whom also there be no changes, yet they

What does Psalms 55:18 mean?

Psalms 55:18 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פָּדָה (pâdâh), נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), שָׁלוֹם (shâlôwm).

Hebrew interlinear

hath

deliveredפָּדָהpâdâh/paw-daw'/H6299to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve

soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôwm/shaw-lome'/H7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace

from

the

battleקְרָבqᵉrâb/ker-awb'/H7128hostile encounter

that

was

against

me:

for

there

were

manyרַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

with

me.

Topics

Victories

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 55:18 say?

Psalms 55:18 (King James Version) reads: "He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me."

Is Psalms 55:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 55:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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