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Psalms 119:117

“Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

סָעַדçâʻad · saw-ad'
H5582 · Hebrew

Definition: to suport (mostly figurative)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: comfort, establish, hold up, refresh self, strengthen, be upholden.
Grammar: סְעָדֵ֥ — verb Qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
נִי — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
Code HVqv2ms/Sp1cs
Usage: Occurs 12 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:5 Judges 19:5 Judges 19:8 1 Kings 13:7 Psalms 18:36

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read סָעַד here.

Verse 116 Verse 118

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.