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Psalms 8:2

From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.

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ASV

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established strength, Because of thine adversaries, That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

KJV

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מִפִּ֤יmi.Pifrom [the] mouth ofH6310 →
עֽוֹלְלִ֨ים׀'o.LimchildrenH5768 →
וְֽיֹנְקִים֮ve.yo.ne.Kimand suckling-childrenH3243 →
יִסַּ֪דְתָּ֫yi.Sad.tayou have establishedH3245 →
עֹ֥ז'ozstrengthH5797 →
לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anon account ofH4616 →
צוֹרְרֶ֑יךָtzo.Rei.khaopposers yourH6887 →
לְהַשְׁבִּ֥יתle.hash.Bitto put an end toH7673 →
א֝וֹיֵ֗ב'o.Yevan enemyH341 →
וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃u.mit.na.Kemand an avengerH5358 →

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Matthew 21:16“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”2 Corinthians 12:9–10But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.Isaiah 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.1 Corinthians 1:27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.Psalms 46:10“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”2 Corinthians 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.Luke 10:21At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.Psalms 44:16at the voice of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy, bent on revenge.Psalms 84:5–7Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.Exodus 15:16and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.Isaiah 37:36–38Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.Habakkuk 2:20But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.Amos 5:9He flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold.Joshua 2:9–11and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.Exodus 11:7But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.Isaiah 37:20–29And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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