Psalms 89:19

89:18 For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. the LORD: or, our shield is of the LORD, and our king is of the Holy One of Israel

Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

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Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

Then you spoke in vision to your holy one, and said, I have laid help on one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

89:20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

What does Psalms 89:19 mean?

Psalms 89:19 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דָבַר (dâbar), חָזוֹן (châzôwn), חָסִיד (châçîyd).

Hebrew interlinear

Then

thou

spakestדָבַרdâbar/daw-bar'/H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

visionחָזוֹןchâzôwn/khaw-zone'/H2377a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle

thy

holy

one,חָסִידchâçîyd/khaw-seed'/H2623properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)

and

saidst,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

have

laidשָׁוָהshâvâh/shaw-vaw'/H7737properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)

helpעֵזֶרʻêzer/ay'-zer/H5828aid

upon

one

that

mighty;גִּבּוֹרgibbôwr/ghib-bore'/H1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant

have

exaltedרוּםrûwm/room/H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

one

chosenבָּחַרbâchar/baw-khar'/H977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select

out

the

people.עַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:19.

Ezekiel 12:22

Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

Ezekiel 12:23

Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.

Ezekiel 12:27

Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.

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What does Psalms 89:19 say?

Psalms 89:19 (King James Version) reads: "Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people."

Is Psalms 89:19 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:19 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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