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Psalms 89:21

89:20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.

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with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.

With whom my hand shall be established: my arm also shall strengthen him.

89:22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

What does Psalms 89:21 mean?

Psalms 89:21 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָד (yâd), כּוּן (kûwn), זְרוֹעַ (zᵉrôwaʻ).

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With
whom
my
handיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
shall
be
established:כּוּןkûwn/koon/H3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)
mine
armזְרוֹעַzᵉrôwaʻ/zer-o'-ah/H2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
also
shall
strengthenאָמַץʼâmats/aw-mats'/H553to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage)
him.

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AnointingAnointing of the Holy Spirit

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:21.

1 Samuel 7:3

And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

Proverbs 31:17

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

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What does Psalms 89:21 say?

Psalms 89:21 (King James Version) reads: "With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him."

Is Psalms 89:21 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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