To the chief Musician
natsach  (naw-tsakh')
to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music)

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A Psalm of David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.

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the servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.

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of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.

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who spake
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

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unto the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.

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the words
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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of this song
shiyr  (sheer)
a song; abstractly, singing -- musical(-ick), sing(-er, -ing), song.

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in the day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),

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that the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.

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delivered
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense

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him from the hand
kaph  (kaf)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power

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of all his enemies
'oyeb  (o-yabe')
hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.

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and from the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

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of Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.

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And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)

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I will love
racham  (raw-kham')
to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate

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thee O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.

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my strength
chezeq  (khay'-zek)
help -- strength.New American Standard Bible
For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said, "I love You, O LORD, my strength."

King James Bible
<A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,>> I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the choir director. Of the servant of the LORD, David, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, LORD, my strength.

International Standard Version
He said: "I love you, Lord, my strength.

NET Bible
For the music director; by the LORD's servant David, who sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul. He said: "I love you, LORD, my source of strength!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
I shall love you, Lord Jehovah, my power

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[For the choir director; by David, the servant of the LORD. He sang this song to the LORD when the LORD rescued him from all his enemies, especially from Saul. He said,] I love you, O LORD, my strength.

King James 2000 Bible
I will love you, O LORD, my strength.

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