Psalms 3:4

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

በዚህ ቋንቋ ገና ትርጉም የለም፤ English እየታየ ነው።

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1 מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִ֑ד בְּ֝בׇרְח֗וֹ מִפְּנֵ֤י ׀ אַבְשָׁל֬וֹם בְּנֽוֹ׃ A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

2 יְ֭הֹוָה מָה־רַבּ֣וּ צָרָ֑י רַ֝בִּ֗ים קָמִ֥ים עָלָֽי׃ LORD, how many are mine adversaries become! Many are they that rise up against me.

3 רַבִּים֮ אֹמְרִ֢ים לְנַ֫פְשִׁ֥י אֵ֤ין יְֽשׁוּעָ֓תָה לּ֬וֹ בֵאלֹהִ֬ים סֶֽלָה׃ Many there are that say of my soul: 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah

4 וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֭הֹוָה מָגֵ֣ן בַּעֲדִ֑י כְּ֝בוֹדִ֗י וּמֵרִ֥ים רֹאשִֽׁי׃ But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me; My glory, and the lifter up of my head.

5 ק֭וֹלִי אֶל־יְהֹוָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א וַיַּעֲנֵ֨נִי מֵהַ֖ר קׇדְשׁ֣וֹ סֶֽלָה׃ With my voice I call unto the LORD, and He answereth me out of His holy mountain. Selah

6 אֲנִ֥י שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי וָאִ֫ישָׁ֥נָה הֱקִיצ֑וֹתִי כִּ֖י יְהֹוָ֣ה יִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃ I lay me down, and I sleep; I awake, for the LORD sustaineth me.

7 לֹֽא־אִ֭ירָא מֵרִבְב֥וֹת עָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר סָ֝בִ֗יב שָׁ֣תוּ עָלָֽי׃ I am not afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

8 ק֘וּמָ֤ה יְהֹוָ֨ה ׀ הוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהַ֗י כִּֽי־הִכִּ֣יתָ אֶת־כׇּל־אֹיְבַ֣י לֶ֑חִי שִׁנֵּ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃ Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God; for Thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek, Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

9 לַֽיהֹוָ֥ה הַיְשׁוּעָ֑ה עַֽל־עַמְּךָ֖ בִרְכָתֶ֣ךָ סֶּֽלָה׃ {פ}
Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; Thy blessing be upon Thy people. Selah

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ቃል በቃል (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

וְאַתָּ֣הʼattâhthou and thee
יְ֭הוָהYᵉhôvâhJehovah
מָגֵ֣ןmâgêna shield
בַּעֲדִ֑יbᵉʻadin up to or over against
כְּ֝בוֹדִ֗יkâbôwdweight
וּמֵרִ֥יםrûwmto be high actively
רֹאשִֽׁיrôʼshthe head

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Psalms 3:4 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֭הֹוָה מָגֵ֣ן בַּעֲדִ֑י כְּ֝בוֹדִ֗י וּמֵרִ֥ים רֹאשִֽׁי׃

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English · The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me; My glory, and the lifter up of my head.

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֭הוָה מָגֵ֣ן בַּעֲדִ֑י כְּ֝בוֹדִ֗י וּמֵרִ֥ים רֹאשִֽׁי׃

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

ואתה יהוה מגן בעדי כבודי ומרים ראשי

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

וְאַתָּה יְהוָה מָגֵן בַּעֲדִי כְּבוֹדִי וּמֵרִים רֹאשִׁי׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

But you, O L rd, are a shield for me, my honor, and the lifter of my head.

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

Mais toi, ô Éternel, tu es un bouclier qui me protège. Tu es mon honneur et me fais porter la tête haute.

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Deutsch · Die Heilige Schrift, trans. Dr. Simon Bernfeld, Berlin, 1902 - German [de]

Aber du, Herr, bist mein Schild, meine Ehre, und der mein Haupt emporrichtet.

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Polski · Bible in Polish, trans. Izaak Cylkow, 1841 - 1908 [pl]

Ale Tyś o Boże, tarczą moją, chwałą moją, i co podnosisz głowę moję.

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

אָבער דו גאָט ביסט אַ שילד פֿאַר מיר, מײַן כּבֿוד און דער דערהײבער פֿון מײַן קאָפּ.

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Esperanto · La Malnova Testamento, L.L.Zamenhof [eo]

Sed Vi, ho Eternulo, estas ŝildo por mi, Mia honoro kaj levanto de mia kapo.

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Commentary on Psalms 3:4

Ibn Ezra

English

But You, [Ad-nai], a shield (מָגֵן - magen): [This word magen] is a noun (shem) and not a participle (po'el). For [if it were an active participle meaning "shielding"] it would properly be in the pattern of [a form like] Hineni mesev ("Behold, I am surrounding/shielding").

And the meaning of shield is that he [David] did not [need to] enter into battle [because God protected him].

And the meaning of my glory (kevodi) is because everyone who is victorious (ha-menatzeach) has glory/honor. [God is the source of his victory and thus his glory].

Sefaria Community Translation · ፈቃድ: CC0 · Full commentary on Sefaria

Radak (David Kimhi)

English

But Thou, Lord, art a shield about me: – the opposite of their words who are saying that there is no hope for me in this world, nor in the world to come. Thus they are thinking and saying; but Thou wilt deal with me in the very opposite way and wilt be a shield about me to deliver me in this world and a shield about me in the world to come.

My glory: – The “glory” is the soul, as “and my glory rejoiceth” (Ps. 16:9); “in order that (my) glory may sing praise to Thee” (Ps. 30:13), and (the word) “shield” which he has already used is to be understood here, “a shield about me” and “a shield of my glory.” Or the interpretation of my glory may be: the opposite of the dishonour which was his as a fugitive.

and the lifter up of mine head: – so that I shall not be put to shame nor my countenance fall before my enemies, but I shall walk erect and with uplifted head; for when Thou deliverest me they will recognise and know that Thou hast pardoned me the iniquity through this punishment with which Thou dost punish me.

R. David Kimhi on the first book of Psalms, Translated by R.G. Finch, London, 1919 · ፈቃድ: Public Domain · Full commentary on Sefaria