al H5921

עַל (al) means “upon” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

עַל Hebrew · H5921 5,771 tagged occurrences in 4,490 verses

Pronunciation guide: al Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5921A

עַל · al · upon

prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative)

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TBESH · H5921B

[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] · [ki] al [ken] · as

conj forasmuch as, because that, because, notwithstanding, although

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

properly, the same as H5920 (עַל) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

KJV glosses: above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

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How translators render H5921

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
on	762
over	289
against	210
in	205
to	197
for	152
from	128
upon	115
at	88
by	82
therefore	74
and	70
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with	53
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above	45
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because	38
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upon you	35
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upon them	33
into	32
it on	32
vvv	31
about	30
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concerning	27
that is why	26
near	25
over you	25
beside	24
according to	23
along	23
from me	23
on him	22
against it	21
you	21
was in charge of	20
him	19
for him	18
upon him	18
for you	17
them	17
and against	16
over us	16
so	16
against her	15
on you	15
to you	15
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was over	15
around	13
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me	13
why	13
against us	12
facedown	12
men in	12
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to me	12
us	12
along with	11
as	11
atop	11
away from	11
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to it	10
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even	9
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from you	8
it	8
next	8
off	8
together with	8
after	7
her	7
to him	7
administrator	6
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through	6
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and next	5
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there	5
to the tune of	5
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beyond	4
east	4
here	4
in addition to	4
in command	4
in him	4
it is because	4
it pleases	4
of you	4
on me	4
on their behalf	4
on your behalf	4
past	4
this is why	4
with him	4
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across	3
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at me	3
be upon	3
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cover	3
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faces	3
for it	3
from them	3
he was wearing	3
high above	3
i am against	3
i am against you	3
in front of	3
in spite of	3
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it into	3
next to	3
next to it	3
nor	3
on account of	3
on his behalf	3
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where	3
with them	3
with us	3
about him	2
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extending across	2
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my	2
nearby	2
no wonder	2
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outside the city	2
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overlooking	2
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rested on them	2
so at	2
so that	2
than	2
the city	2
their	2
their own	2
things to	2
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to its value	2
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were under	2
what is on	2
with you	2
you on	2
your	2
a high	1
a message	1
about me	1
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about you	1
above me	1
above them	1
above you	1
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accordingly	1
across it	1
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against jehoiakim	1
against nadab	1
against one	1
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against their enemies	1
against you jerusalem	1
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although	1
and a leader over	1
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and around	1
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and over it	1
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and show me	1
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and therefore	1
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and to give a ruling	1
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and upon you	1
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and what was attached to it	1
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are heavy	1
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are upon me	1
are upon you	1
around me	1
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as one who is above	1
as they had spoken against	1
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at each of	1
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at jonathan	1
at the top	1
at them	1
at what	1
at you in scorn	1
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away from me	1
away from us	1
back upon	1
be entrusted	1
be on me	1
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because of him	1
because of this	1
because of you	1
because the foundation	1
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before me	1
behalf	1
being responsible for	1
below	1
beside the springs	1
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bestowed on	1
better than	1
between	1
bind her	1
binds her	1
both	1
both of them	1
both you	1
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but fully	1
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by him	1
by me	1
by such things	1
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carrying it on	1
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company	1
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concerning the singers	1
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concerning you	1
concerning you o nineveh	1
corresponding to	1
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crossing	1
crowns you	1
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despite	1
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entrusted with	1
even beyond	1
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expected	1
explicitly	1
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facing	1
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far	1
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foes	1
for battle against her	1
for its contents	1
for the people	1
for themselves	1
for this	1
for your honor	1
from atop	1
from doing	1
from each of them	1
from fighting against	1
from her	1
from her shoulder	1
from here	1
from it	1
from my people	1
from us	1
from which	1
from your neck	1
from yourselves	1
grieving for	1
had	1
had been assigned to	1
had charge	1
had charge of	1
hagar by	1
has aroused	1
he has received money from	1
he has veiled	1
he will reign on	1
he wrote on	1
her husband	1
here because of	1
here by	1
his own	1
his presence	1
his purpose for me	1
in addition to them	1
in addition to these	1
in charge	1
in charge of them	1
in front of it	1
in his grasp	1
in his presence	1
in me	1
in mourning for	1
in my presence	1
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in the land	1
in the space above	1
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in you	1
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into them	1
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is against you	1
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is by	1
is for me	1
is heard over	1
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is on me	1
is on you	1
is ordained for	1
is rewarded for his ways	1
is the basis	1
is to be done at	1
is to remain	1
is upon them	1
is why	1
is with	1
it across	1
it against	1
it for	1
kindly to them	1
led	1
let me supply	1
lies in	1
lies on	1
like	1
loaded with	1
long as you live in	1
longed for	1
look on you	1
looms over	1
lying	1
lying on	1
manned	1
may be before	1
may you have	1
moreover	1
must wear the robe	1
my people	1
myself	1
near amasa	1
now	1
now tamar was wearing	1
of all	1
of him	1
of him instead	1
of his	1
of its value	1
of its value to it	1
of me	1
of the gatekeepers	1
of the value	1
of them	1
of your body	1
off my people	1
oil into	1
on aaron	1
on account	1
on account of her	1
on account of him	1
on account of you	1
on before	1
on behalf of	1
on each of	1
on his shoulders	1
on his side	1
on the altar	1
on the bodies	1
on their	1
on their bodies	1
on their heads	1
on them like dew	1
on this altar	1
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on which	1
on which was placed	1
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onto	1
onward	1
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ourselves	1
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over edom	1
over her	1
over me is	1
over that	1
over the boy again	1
over to	1
over whom	1
over you and said	1
part of	1
pot on	1
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prepared on	1
reaches to	1
regard	1
regulating	1
rest on	1
rests on	1
ring	1
sackcloth around	1
saul	1
shall extend	1
sheba	1
since	1
so by	1
some	1
songs	1
standing above them	1
standing on	1
still in	1
stood in	1
supporting	1
tenderly to	1
that	1
that are on it	1
that has come upon you	1
that is on them	1
that spirit on	1
that spirit on them	1
that they	1
that was in	1
that you have in	1
the envoys	1
the envoys gladly	1
the load	1
the lord	1
the nursing child	1
the oil on	1
the ropes off	1
the space above	1
the steward	1
their bodies by	1
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themselves to	1
then along with	1
there on	1
these officers were in charge of	1
they	1
they turn against	1
they were in charge of	1
they were responsible for	1
they will attack	1
they will attack us	1
things against	1
this happened because	1
this to	1
though	1
to ahaz	1
to assist	1
to be in charge of	1
to fall into	1
to fight	1
to himself	1
to his people	1
to meet	1
to mount it on	1
to my sorrow	1
to reach	1
to that city	1
to the city	1
to the fire	1
to your	1
to your yoke	1
toward them	1
toward us	1
turned against them	1
turned away from her	1
turns on	1
unanswered	1
up	1
up on	1
upon elisha	1
upon himself	1
upon myself	1
upon yourself	1
upon yourselves	1
was above	1
was beside	1
was lifted up toward	1
was on moses	1
was over them	1
was placed	1
was reclining	1
was under	1
was upon	1
was upon us	1
we are closely	1
we will go against it	1
were above	1
were arranged	1
were assigned to	1
were at	1
were beside	1
were over	1
were responsible for	1
were still covering	1
what you have in	1
when	1
wherever	1
while those facing	1
who supervised	1
who was at	1
will be next to it	1
will be over you	1
will be set against	1
will come against	1
will grow even	1
will he	1
will remain on	1
will turn to	1
with achish	1
with her	1
with me	1
with rehoboam	1
within	1
word throughout	1
written in	1
yet	1
yet he watches over	1
you are wearing	1
you at	1
you concerning	1
you for	1
you in	1
you over	1
you to	1
you would	1
your bags to	1
your doom	1
your downfall	1
your responsibility	1
yourself in	1
yourselves above	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
beside	3
upon	3
above	2
against	2
by	2
in	2
according to	1
after	1
against them touching	1
among	1
and	1
and from	1
as	1
because	1
beyond the time	1
both	1
by reason of	1
for	1
for through	1
from	1
from off	1
from out	1
him according	1
him of	1
how long	1
in that	1
near	1
of them had the charge of	1
off	1
on	1
out	1
over	1
over us	1
than	1
than they	1
them out of	1
thereof from	1
throughout	1
to	1
to him concerning	1
with	1

Verses containing H5921

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Psalms 69:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
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Source alternate reference: 69.10
Psalms 69:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.
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Source alternate reference: 69.16
Psalms 69:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.
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Source alternate reference: 69.25
Psalms 69:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness.
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Source alternate reference: 69.28
Psalms 70:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.
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Source alternate reference: 70.4
Psalms 71:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.
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Psalms 71:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
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Psalms 72:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
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Psalms 72:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
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Psalms 74:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
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Psalms 77:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
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Source alternate reference: 77.1
Psalms 78:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven.
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Psalms 78:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea.
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Psalms 79:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name,
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Psalms 79:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.
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Psalms 80:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.
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Source alternate reference: 80.16
Psalms 80:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.
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Source alternate reference: 80.18
Psalms 81:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
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Source alternate reference: 81.1
Psalms 81:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
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Source alternate reference: 81.6
Psalms 81:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
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Source alternate reference: 81.8
Psalms 81:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
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Source alternate reference: 81.15
Psalms 83:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
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Source alternate reference: 83.4
Psalms 83:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—
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Source alternate reference: 83.6
Psalms 83:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
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Source alternate reference: 83.19
Psalms 84:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
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Source alternate reference: 84.1
Psalms 86:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
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Psalms 86:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.
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Psalms 88:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
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Source alternate reference: 88.1
Psalms 88:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah
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Source alternate reference: 88.8
Psalms 88:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
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Source alternate reference: 88.17
Psalms 88:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.
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Source alternate reference: 88.18
Psalms 89:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
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Source alternate reference: 89.8
Psalms 89:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
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Source alternate reference: 89.20
Psalms 89:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah
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Source alternate reference: 89.46
Psalms 89:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
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Source alternate reference: 89.48
Psalms 90:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.
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Psalms 90:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.
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Psalms 90:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands!
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Psalms 91:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
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Psalms 91:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
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Psalms 92:3 · BSB · 3 occurrences
with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.
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Source alternate reference: 92.4
Psalms 92:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.
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Source alternate reference: 92.12
Psalms 94:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
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Psalms 94:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?
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Psalms 94:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
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Psalms 94:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
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Psalms 95:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
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Psalms 96:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
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Psalms 97:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
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Psalms 99:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Great is the LORD in Zion; He is exalted above all the peoples.
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