עַל ʻal

Hebrew · Strong's H5921 · pronounced al · used 5774 times in 4491 verses

Meaning

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

In the King James Version: above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Derivation: properly, the same as H5920 (עַל) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);

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Where it is used

Psalms 11:2 For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
Psalms 11:6 On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
Psalms 13:2 How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?
Psalms 13:6 I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
Psalms 14:2 The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
Psalms 15:3 who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
Psalms 15:5 who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Psalms 16:2 I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
Psalms 16:4 Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
Psalms 16:6 The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
Psalms 17:9 from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
Psalms 18:10 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
Psalms 18:33 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
Psalms 18:41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
Psalms 18:42 I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
Psalms 18:49 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
Psalms 19:6 it rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.
Psalms 21:5 Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
Psalms 21:11 Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
Psalms 21:12 For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
Psalms 22:9 Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
Psalms 22:10 From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
Psalms 22:13 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
Psalms 22:18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
Psalms 23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
Psalms 24:2 For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
Psalms 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
Psalms 27:2 When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
Psalms 27:3 Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.
Psalms 27:6 Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
Psalms 29:3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
Psalms 31:13 For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
Psalms 31:14 But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”
Psalms 31:16 Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.
Psalms 31:18 May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
Psalms 31:23 Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.
Psalms 32:4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
Psalms 32:5 Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
Psalms 32:6 Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
Psalms 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
Psalms 33:22 May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.
Psalms 35:13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
Psalms 35:15 But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
Psalms 35:16 Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
Psalms 35:20 For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
Psalms 35:21 They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
Psalms 35:26 May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
Psalms 36:4 Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
Psalms 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalms 37:5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
Psalms 37:10 Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
Psalms 37:11 But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
Psalms 37:12 The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
Psalms 37:29 The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
Psalms 38:2 For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
Psalms 38:16 For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
Psalms 39:10 Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.
Psalms 39:11 You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah
Psalms 40:2 He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
Psalms 40:7 Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll: