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Psalms 79:9

“Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עָזַרʻâzar · aw-zar'
H5826 · Hebrew
Definition
to surround, i.e. protect or aid
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
help, succour.
Grammar
  • עָזְרֵ֤ — verb Qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
  • נוּ — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, plural
Code HVqv2ms/Sp1cp
Usage
Occurs 82 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 49:25Deuteronomy 32:38Joshua 1:14Joshua 10:4Joshua 10:6

Theological interpretation (AI)

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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.