Psalms 10:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט יָת֗וֹם וָ֫דָ֥ךְ בַּל־יוֹסִ֥יף ע֑וֹד לַעֲרֹ֥ץ אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

lišpōṭ yātôm wādāk bal-yôsîp ʿôd laʿărōṣ ʾĕnôš min-hāʾāreṣ

Grammar Details

*lišpōṭ*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to judge
*yātôm*: noun masculine singular - orphan/fatherless
*wādāk*: conjunction + adjective masculine singular - and oppressed/crushed
*bal*: negative particle - not
*yôsîp*: hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he adds/continues
*ʿôd*: adverb - still/yet/again
*laʿărōṣ*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to terrify/cause to tremble
*ʾĕnôš*: noun masculine singular - man/mankind
*min-hāʾāreṣ*: preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - from the land/earth

Word Meanings

*šāpaṭ*: judge/govern/vindicate
*yātôm*: orphan/fatherless one
*dāk*: oppressed/crushed/afflicted person
*yôsîp*: add/continue/do again
*ʿôd*: still/yet/again/anymore
*ʿāraṣ*: terrify/cause to tremble/make afraid
*ʾĕnôš*: man/mankind/humanity/mortal
*ʾereṣ*: land/earth/ground

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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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Referenced Verses

Ps 82:3 : 3 Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
Ps 9:9 : 9 Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;
Ps 17:14 : 14 From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Isa 11:4 : 4 but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.
Luke 18:7-8 : 7 And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and [yet] he is longsuffering over them? 8 I say unto you, that he will avenge them {G1722} speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
1 Cor 15:47-48 : 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is {G2962} of heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
Phil 3:18-19 : 18 For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and [whose] glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
Ps 72:4 : 4 He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
Ps 74:21 : 21 Oh let not the oppressed return ashamed: Let the poor and needy praise thy name.
Ps 10:14 : 14 Thou hast seen [it]; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth [himself] unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
Ps 94:1-6 : 1 O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth. 2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: Render to the proud [their] desert. 3 Jehovah, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph? 4 They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves. 5 They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah, And afflict thy heritage. 6 They slay the widow and the sojourner, And murder the fatherless.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 82:2-4
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2How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
3Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
4Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
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2to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
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Ps 9:8-9
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8And he will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
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Ps 76:9
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121AYIN. I have done justice and righteousness: Leave me not to mine oppressors.
Jer 5:28
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Ps 43:1
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Ps 146:9
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Deut 27:19
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Ps 109:12
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