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href="/bsb/psalms/33.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He rescues them from death and keeps them alive in times of famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />To rescue their soul from death And to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />To deliver their soul from death And to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />To deliver their soul from death And to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To rescue their lives from death And keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to rescue them from death and to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to deliver them from death and to keep them alive in famine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He protects them from death and starvation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />to rescue their souls from death and keep them alive during a famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He saves them from death; he keeps them alive in times of famine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />to deliver them from death; to keep them alive in times of famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />by saving their lives from death and sustaining them during times of famine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To deliver their soul from death, "" And to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To deliver their soul from death, and to save them alive in famine.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To deliver their souls from death; and feed them in famine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 32:19>so as to rescue their souls from death and to feed them during famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive through famine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />To deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For he will deliver their souls from death and he will save them in a famine.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />to deliver their souls from death, and to keep them alive in famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/33-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3600" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/33.htm">Praise to the Creator</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: lə·haṣ·ṣîl (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">to deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: mim·mā·weṯ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">from death</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: ū·lə·ḥay·yō·w·ṯām (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3mp) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">and keep them alive</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: bā·rā·‘āḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">in famine.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-9.htm">Psalm 34:9-10</a></span><br />Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing. / Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-19.htm">Psalm 37:19</a></span><br />In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-14.htm">Psalm 91:14-16</a></span><br />“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him. / When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him. / With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-18.htm">Psalm 145:18-20</a></span><br />The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth. / He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them. / The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a></span><br />When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Isaiah 49:8-10</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances, / to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill. / They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-4.htm">Isaiah 64:4</a></span><br />From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-25.htm">Lamentations 3:25-26</a></span><br />The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. / It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-20.htm">Job 5:20</a></span><br />In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/36-15.htm">Job 36:15-16</a></span><br />God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression. / Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3</a></span><br />The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-31.htm">Matthew 6:31-33</a></span><br />Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ / For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. / But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-29.htm">Matthew 10:29-31</a></span><br />Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. / So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-22.htm">Luke 12:22-24</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. / For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. / Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.</p><p class="hdg">To deliver</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Psalm 91:3-7,10</a></b></br> Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, <i>and</i> from the noisome pestilence… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28,30</a></b></br> And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any <i>man</i> pluck them out of my hand… </p><p class="hdg">to keep</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-3.htm">Psalm 37:3,19</a></b></br> Trust in the LORD, and do good; <i>so</i> shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-19.htm">Job 5:19-22</a></b></br> He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3</a></b></br> The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/psalms/30-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/33-17.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/job/30-3.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Need</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/job/31-39.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/psalms/32-6.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/41-2.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/psalms/34-21.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/34-4.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/psalms/37-19.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/psalms/34-9.htm">Need</a> <a href="/psalms/33-20.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/33-20.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/psalms/37-10.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/33-1.htm">God is to be praised for his goodness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">for his power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/33-12.htm">and for his providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/33-20.htm">Confidence is to be placed in God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>to deliver them from death</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's power and willingness to save His people from peril. In the biblical context, deliverance from death often signifies both physical and spiritual salvation. The Israelites experienced God's deliverance numerous times, such as during the Exodus from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/14-30.htm">Exodus 14:30</a>) and in battles against their enemies (<a href="/1_samuel/17-37.htm">1 Samuel 17:37</a>). This deliverance is a recurring theme throughout the Psalms, highlighting God's role as a protector and savior. Theologically, this can also be seen as a foreshadowing of Jesus Christ's ultimate deliverance of humanity from spiritual death through His sacrifice and resurrection (<a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a>).<p><b>and keep them alive in famine</b><br>Famine was a common and severe threat in the ancient Near East, often resulting from drought, war, or locust plagues. God's provision during such times is a testament to His faithfulness and care for His people. The story of Joseph in <a href="/genesis/41.htm">Genesis 41-47</a> illustrates God's providence, as He used Joseph to prepare Egypt and surrounding nations for a coming famine, ultimately preserving the lives of many, including the Israelites. This phrase also reflects God's promise to sustain His people, as seen in Elijah's time when God provided for the widow of Zarephath during a drought (<a href="/1_kings/17-8.htm">1 Kings 17:8-16</a>). Spiritually, it points to God's ability to sustain believers through times of spiritual drought, providing the "bread of life" through Jesus Christ (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_righteous.htm">The Righteous</a></b><br>The verse speaks about those who fear the Lord and hope in His unfailing love. These are the people whom God promises to deliver and sustain.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is portrayed as the deliverer and sustainer, emphasizing His power and faithfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/death.htm">Death</a></b><br>Represents the ultimate peril from which God delivers His people, symbolizing both physical and spiritual threats.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/famine.htm">Famine</a></b><br>A situation of extreme scarcity, used here to illustrate God's provision and care even in the most desperate circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_protection.htm">God's Sovereignty and Protection</a></b><br>Trust in God's ability to deliver from both physical and spiritual death. His sovereignty assures us that He is in control, even in dire circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_provision.htm">Faith in God's Provision</a></b><br>In times of scarcity or need, remember that God is our provider. Just as He promises to keep us alive in famine, He will meet our needs according to His riches in glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_unfailing_love.htm">Hope in God's Unfailing Love</a></b><br>Our hope should be anchored in God's steadfast love. This hope is not wishful thinking but a confident expectation based on His character and promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_fear_and_reverence_for_god.htm">The Importance of Fear and Reverence for God</a></b><br>Cultivate a healthy fear of the Lord, which is the beginning of wisdom and a key to experiencing His deliverance and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_deliverance_and_eternal_life.htm">Spiritual Deliverance and Eternal Life</a></b><br>Reflect on the ultimate deliverance from spiritual death through Jesus Christ, who offers eternal life to those who believe.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_blood_and_water_flow.htm">Why did Jesus' side release blood and water?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_righteous_suffer_if_god_protects.htm">How does Psalm 34 claim God protects the righteous (Psalm 34:19-20) if historical records show many righteous individuals still suffer or die?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_suffer_despite_psalm_23_2.htm">Psalm 23:2 - If God leads believers to 'green pastures,' why does widespread suffering and famine persist among the faithful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_faith_help_overcome_despair.htm">How can faith help overcome despair?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">To deliver their soul from death</span>. The protection and deliverance, which a man's own strength cannot give, which no host, however numerous, can afford (ver. 16), which are not to be obtained from the largest chariot or cavalry force (ver. 17), can he and will be furnished freely by God, who alone keeps souls from death, and "delivers" those who are in peril. <span class="cmt_word">And to keep them alive in famine</span>. Famine was a calamity from which Palestine often suffered (see <a href="/genesis/12-10.htm">Genesis 12:10</a>; <a href="/genesis/26-1.htm">Genesis 26:1</a>; <a href="/genesis/42-5.htm">Genesis 42:5</a>; <a href="/ruth/1-1.htm">Ruth 1:1</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">2 Samuel 21:1</a>; <a href="/1_kings/18-5.htm">1 Kings 18:5</a>; <a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">2 Kings 8:1</a>, etc.). The righteous were sometimes "kept alive" through a time of famine by miraculous means (<a href="/1_kings/17-6.htm">1 Kings 17:6, 16</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/33-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">to deliver</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַצִּ֣יל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·haṣ·ṣîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשָׁ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">from death</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמָּ֣וֶת</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and keep them alive</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝לְחַיּוֹתָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḥay·yō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in famine.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּרָעָֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·rā·‘āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> </span><span class="str2">Famine, hunger</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/33-19.htm">Psalm 33:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/33-19.htm">Psalm 33:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/33-19.htm">Psalm 33:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/33-19.htm">Psalm 33:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/33-19.htm">Psalm 33:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/33-19.htm">Psalm 33:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/33-19.htm">Psalm 33:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/33-19.htm">Psalm 33:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/33-19.htm">Psalm 33:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/33-19.htm">Psalm 33:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/33-19.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 33:19 To deliver their soul from death (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/33-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 33:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 33:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/33-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 33:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 33:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>