Lexicon :: Strong's H2220 - zᵊrôaʿ

“But his bow remained firm and steady [in the Strength that does not fail],

For his arms were made strong and agile

By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

(By the name of the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),

Terror and dread fall on them;

Because of the greatness of Your arm they are as still as a stone;

Until Your people pass by and [into Canaan], O LORD,

Until the people pass by whom You have purchased.

“Now this shall be the priests’ portion from the people, from those offering a sacrifice, either an ox or a sheep: they shall give to the priest the shoulder and the two cheeks and the stomach.

Of Gad he said,

“Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad;

He lurks like a lioness,

And tears the arm and the crown of the head.

“The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place,

And underneath are the everlasting arms;

He drove out the enemy from before you,

And said, ‘Destroy!’

When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him. And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him mightily, and the ropes on his arms were like flax (linen) that had been burned, and his bonds [fn]dropped off his hands.

“He trains my hands for war,

So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze.

“Also in regard to the foreigner who is not from Your people Israel, but has come from a far country for the sake of Your great name and Your mighty power and Your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this house,

“But the land is possessed by the man with power,

And the favored and honorable man dwells in it.

“What a help you are to the weak (powerless)!

How you have saved the arm that is without strength!

“Because of the multitudes of oppressions the people cry out;

They cry for help because of the [violent] arm of the mighty.

“Their light is withheld from the wicked,

And the uplifted arm is broken.

“Have you an arm like God,

And can you thunder with a voice like His?

Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,

Seek out his wickedness until You find no more.

He trains my hands for war,

So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken,

But the LORD upholds and sustains the righteous [who seek Him].

For our fathers did not possess the land [of Canaan] by their own sword,

Nor did their own arm save them,

But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence,

Because You favored and delighted in them.

And even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not abandon me,

Until I declare Your [mighty] strength to this generation,

Your power to all who are to come.

You have with Your [great] arm redeemed Your people,

The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

Let the groaning and sighing of the prisoner come before You;

According to the greatness of Your power keep safe those who are doomed to die.

Assyria also has joined with them;

They have helped the children of Lot [the Ammonites and the Moabites] and have been an arm [of strength] to them. Selah.

You have crushed Rahab (Egypt) like one who is slain;

You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

You have a strong arm;

Mighty is Your hand, Your right hand is exalted.

With whom My hand shall be established and steadfast;

My arm also shall strengthen him.

A [fn]Psalm.

O sing to the LORD a new song,

For He has done marvelous and wonderful things;

His right hand and His holy arm have [fn]gained the victory for Him.

With a strong hand and with an outstretched arm,

For His lovingkindness endures forever;

She equips herself with strength [spiritual, mental, and physical fitness for her God-given task]

And makes her arms strong.

“Put me like a seal on your heart,

Like a seal on your arm;

For love is as strong as death,

Jealousy is as severe and cruel as Sheol (the place of the dead).

Its flashes are flashes of fire,

[A most vehement flame] the very flame of the [fn]LORD!

They slice off [in discord] what is on the right hand but are still hungry,

And they eat what is on the left hand but they are not satisfied;

Each eats the flesh of his own arm.

“And it will be like the reaper gathering the standing grain,

As his arm harvests the ears of grain;

Yes, it will be like one gleaning ears of grain

In the [fertile] Valley of Rephaim.

And the LORD will make His majestic voice heard,

And show the descending of His arm [striking] in [His] fierce anger,

And in the flame of a devouring fire,

In the crashing sound of heavy rain, cloudburst, and hailstones.

O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited [expectantly] for You.

Be the arm of Your servants every morning [that is, their strength and their defense],

Our salvation also in the time of trouble.

Listen carefully, the Lord GOD will come with might,

And His arm will rule for Him.

Most certainly His reward is with Him,

And His restitution accompanies Him.