Psalms 10:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: Forget not the poor.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קוּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה אֵ֭ל נְשָׂ֣א יָדֶ֑ךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח *עניים **עֲנָוֽ͏ִים׃

Transliteration

qûmāh YHWH ʾēl nĕśāʾ yādekā ʾal-tiškaḥ ʿănāwîm

Grammar Details

*qûmāh*: qal imperative masculine singular + cohortative suffix - arise/stand up
*YHWH*: divine name - vocative
*ʾēl*: noun masculine singular - God
*nĕśāʾ*: qal imperative masculine singular - lift up/raise
*yādekā*: noun feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand
*ʾal*: negative particle - do not
*tiškaḥ*: qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - forget
*ʿănāwîm*: adjective masculine plural - humble/afflicted/poor

Word Meanings

*qûmāh*: arise/stand up/take action
*ʾēl*: God/divine being/mighty one
*nĕśāʾ*: lift up/raise/carry
*yād*: hand/power/strength
*tiškaḥ*: forget/ignore/neglect
*ʿănāwîm*: humble/afflicted/poor/oppressed ones

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 9:12 : 12 For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the poor.
Mic 5:9 : 9 Let thy hand be lifted up above thine adversaries, and let all thine enemies be cut off.
Ps 3:7 : 7 Arise, O Jehovah; Save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
Ps 7:6 : 6 Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger; Lift up thyself against the rage of mine adversaries, And awake for me; thou hast commanded judgment.
Ps 9:19 : 19 Arise, O Jehovah; Let not man prevail: Let the nations be judged in thy sight.
Ps 13:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Ps 17:7 : 7 Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge [in thee] From those that rise up [against them].
Ps 77:9 : 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? {H5542}
Ps 94:2 : 2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: Render to the proud [their] desert.
Isa 26:11 : 11 Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall see [thy] zeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.
Isa 33:10 : 10 Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I lift up myself; now will I be exalted.

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