Psalms 80:17

80:16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.

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Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.

Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

80:18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.

What does Psalms 80:17 mean?

Psalms 80:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָד (yâd), אִישׁ (ʼîysh), יָמִין (yâmîyn).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

thy

handיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

upon

the

manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

thy

right

hand,יָמִיןyâmîyn/yaw-meen'/H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south

upon

the

sonבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

manאָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)

whom

thou

madest

strongאָמַץʼâmats/aw-mats'/H553to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage)

for

thyself.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 80:17.

Genesis 9:5

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.

Genesis 16:12

And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

Genesis 2:23

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish

Genesis 24:22

And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; earring: or, jewel for the forehead

Genesis 24:30

And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.

Genesis 3:16

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. to thy: or, subject to thy husband

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 4:1

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 80:17 say?

Psalms 80:17 (King James Version) reads: "Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself."

Is Psalms 80:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 80:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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