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Acts 2:25

For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

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ΔαυὶδdauidDavidΔαυίδnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “David”, the subject formG1138David, King of Israel.Davidγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.λέγειlegeispeakethλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “speaketh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.speakethεἰςeisconcerningεἰςpreposition — “concerning”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.concerningαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himΠροορώμηνproorōmēnI foresawπροοράω (prooraō)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I foresaw”, an ongoing action in the pastG4308I see beforehand, foresee, see previously, am mindful of; mid: I pay regard to, set before me.I foresawτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κύριονkurionLordκύριος (kurios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the object formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lordἐνώπιόνenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.beforeμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myδιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.παντόςpantosallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ὅτιhotiface, forὅτιconjunction — “face, for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.face, forἐκekonἐκpreposition — “on”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.onδεξιῶνdexiōnright handδεξιός (dexios)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “right hand”, the of-formG1188on the right hand, right hand, right.This verse uses “right hand”.right handμούmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.σαλευθῶsaleuthōI shouldσαλεύω (saleuō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 1st person singular — “I should”, a single actionG4531I shake, excite, disturb in mind, stir up, drive away.I should

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for David saith in regard to him: I foresaw the Lord always before me — because He is on my right hand — that I may not be moved;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For David saith concerning him, I beheld the Lord always before my face; For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

Young’s Literal Translation

for David saith in regard to him: I foresaw the Lord always before me — because He is on my right hand — that I may not be moved;

World English Bible

For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

Darby Translation

for David says as to him, I foresaw the Lord continually before me, because he is at my right hand that I may not be moved.

Douay-Rheims

For David saith concerning him: I foresaw the Lord before my face: because he is at my right hand, that I may not be moved.

Quotes

Psalms 16:8 Psalms 16:8 · King James VersionI have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.Psalms 16:8 · King James VersionOpen the Source
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

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