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Psalm 32

Psa. 32:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thoug art my hiding place
cether (Hebrew #5643)
from 5641; a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
KJV usage: backbiting, covering, covert, X disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).
Pronounce: say'-ther
Origin: or (feminine) cithrah (Deut. 32:38), {sith-raw'}
; thou shalt preserve
natsar (Hebrew #5341)
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
KJV usage: besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
Pronounce: naw-tsar'
Origin: a primitive root
me from trouble
tsar (Hebrew #6862)
from 6887; narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
KJV usage: adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
Pronounce: tsar
Origin: or tsar {tsawr}
; thou shalt compass
cabab (Hebrew #5437)
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
KJV usage: bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, X whirl, X round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, X circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, X on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).
Pronounce: saw-bab'
Origin: a primitive root
me about with songs
ron (Hebrew #7438)
a shout (of deliverance)
KJV usage: song.
Pronounce: rone
Origin: from 7442
i of deliverance
pallet (Hebrew #6405)
escape
KJV usage: deliverance, escape.
Pronounce: pal-late'
Origin: from 6403
. Selah
celah (Hebrew #5542)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause
KJV usage: Selah.
Pronounce: seh'-law
Origin: from 5541
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Psa. 40:3• 3And he put in my mouth a new song, praise to our God:{HR}Many shall {i}see{/i} and fear, and trust in Jehovah. (Psa. 40:3)
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Psa. 98:1• 1A psalm.{HR}Sing ye to Jehovah a new song,{HR}For he hath done wonders;{HR}His right hand hath wrought salvation for him,{HR}And the arm of his holiness. (Psa. 98:1)
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Ex. 15:1‑3• 1{i}Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to Jehovah, and spoke, saying{/i},{HR}I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously:{HR}The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
2Jah is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation.{HR}{i}This is my God, and I will glorify him;{HR}My father's God, and I will extol him.{/i}
3{i}Jehovah is a man of war; Jehovah, his name.{HR}{/i}
(Ex. 15:1‑3)
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Judg. 5:1• 1{i}Then sang Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, on that day, saying,{/i} (Judg. 5:1)
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2 Sam. 22:1• 1{i}And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.{/i} (2 Sam. 22:1)
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Rev. 7:10• 10and they cry with a loud voice, saying, The salvation to our God that sitteth on the throne and to the Lamb. (Rev. 7:10)
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Rev. 15:2‑3• 2And I saw as a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those that won the victory over the beast, and over his image and over the number of his name, standing upon the sea of glass, having harps of God.
3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful {i}are{/i} thy works, O Lord God the Almighty; just and true {i}are{/i} thy ways, thou King of the nations.
(Rev. 15:2‑3)
 Turning in confidence to God the psalmist realizes how safe he is even though surrounded by enemies and difficulties like a flood of great waters. Acquainted with God as a forgiving God he confides in God and finds Him to be One that shelters from the storm. (Psalm 32 by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thou art a hiding-place for me; thou preservest me from trouble; thou dost encompass me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

W. Kelly Translation

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Thou [art] a hiding-place for me;{HR}Thou preservest me from distress,{HR}Thou surroundest me with shouts of deliverance. Selah.