The Meaning of Psalms 118:7 Explained

Psalms 118:7

KJV: The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

YLT: Jehovah is for me among my helpers, And I -- I look on those hating me.

Darby: Jehovah is for me among them that help me; and I shall see my desire upon them that hate me.

ASV: Jehovah is on my side among them that help me: Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

Discover Psalms 118:7

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 118:7?

MEANING: What does Psalms 118:7 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 118:7 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 118:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The LORD  taketh my part with them that help  me: therefore shall I see  [my desire] upon them that hate  me. 

What does Psalms 118:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 118:1-14 - Trust In God Brings Strength
It is generally agreed that this psalm dates back to the restoration from Babylon. It was probably used as a processional hymn for the first time at the great Feast of Tabernacles mentioned in Nehemiah 8:13-18. The structure of the psalm is as follows: Psalms 118:1-4, the summons of the full choir to the constituent parts of the procession; Psalms 118:5-14, the song of the soloist; Psalms 118:15-16, the answer of the choir; Psalms 118:17-19, the soloist. At this point the procession reaches the Temple gates. Psalms 118:20 is the response of priests and Levites, the custodians of the sacred edifice, who lay stress on the character of those who tread its courts. Psalms 118:21, the soloist; Psalms 118:22-27, the full chorus; Psalms 118:28, the soloist; Psalms 118:29, the concluding doxology.
Luther says of this psalm: "This is mine, the one which I love." As it was included in the great Hallel we infer that our Lord sang it as He went forth to die, Matthew 26:30. It will be sung once more on that coming day for which we wait. See Isaiah 25:9; Matthew 23:39. When we identify ourselves with God's great cause, we may absolutely count on God as our strength in the conflict, and our song in assured victory. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 118

1  An exhortation to praise God for his mercy
5  The psalmist by his experience shows how good it is to trust in God
19  Under the type of the psalmist the coming of Christ in his kingdom is expressed

What do the individual words in Psalms 118:7 mean?

Yahweh is for me among those who help me therefore I shall see [my desire] on those who hate me
יְהוָ֣ה לִ֭י בְּעֹזְרָ֑י וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶרְאֶ֥ה בְשֹׂנְאָֽי

יְהוָ֣ה  Yahweh  is 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לִ֭י  for  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
בְּעֹזְרָ֑י  among  those  who  help  me 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: עָזַר  
Sense: to help, succour, support.
וַ֝אֲנִ֗י  therefore  I 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אֲנִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
אֶרְאֶ֥ה  shall  see  [my  desire] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
בְשֹׂנְאָֽי  on  those  who  hate  me 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: שָׂנֵא  
Sense: to hate, be hateful.

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