עַל ʻal

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);

Where it is used

• Psalms 69:24 Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.
• Psalms 69:27 Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness.
• Psalms 70:3 May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.
• Psalms 71:6 I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.
• Psalms 71:14 But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
• Psalms 72:6 May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
• Psalms 72:13 He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
• Psalms 74:13 You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
• Psalms 78:24 He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven.
• Psalms 78:27 He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea.
• Psalms 79:6 Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name,
• Psalms 79:9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.
• Psalms 80:15 the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.
• Psalms 80:17 Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.
• Psalms 81:5 He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
• Psalms 81:7 You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
• Psalms 81:14 how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
• Psalms 83:3 With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
• Psalms 83:5 For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—
• Psalms 83:18 May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
• Psalms 86:13 For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
• Psalms 86:14 The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.
• Psalms 88:7 Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah
• Psalms 88:16 Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
• Psalms 88:17 All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.
• Psalms 89:7 In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
• Psalms 89:19 You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
• Psalms 89:45 You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah
• Psalms 89:47 Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
• Psalms 90:13 Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.
• Psalms 90:16 May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.
• Psalms 90:17 May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands!
• Psalms 91:12 They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
• Psalms 91:13 You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
• Psalms 92:3 with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.
• Psalms 92:11 My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.
• Psalms 94:2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
• Psalms 94:20 Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?
• Psalms 94:21 They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
• Psalms 94:23 He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
• Psalms 95:3 For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
• Psalms 96:4 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
• Psalms 97:9 For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
• Psalms 99:2 Great is the LORD in Zion; He is exalted above all the peoples.
• Psalms 99:8 O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.
• Psalms 102:7 I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.
• Psalms 103:10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.
• Psalms 103:11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
• Psalms 103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
• Psalms 103:17 But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
• Psalms 104:3 laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
• Psalms 104:5 He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
• Psalms 104:6 You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
• Psalms 104:12 The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
• Psalms 104:34 May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
• Psalms 105:14 He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
• Psalms 105:16 He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
• Psalms 105:38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
• Psalms 106:7 Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.
• Psalms 106:17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.