Psalms 103:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, [So that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַמַּשְׂבִּ֣יעַ בַּטּ֣וֹב עֶדְיֵ֑ךְ תִּתְחַדֵּ֖שׁ כַּנֶּ֣שֶׁר נְעוּרָֽיְכִי׃

Transliteration

ha-maśbîaʿ with-ha-ṭôb ʿedyēk titḥaddēš like-ha-nešer nəʿûrāyəkî

Grammar Details

*ha-maśbîaʿ*: definite article with hiphil participle masculine singular - the one satisfying
*ha-ṭôb*: definite article with adjective masculine singular with prefixed preposition *bə* - with the good
*ʿedyēk*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your ornament/mouth
*titḥaddēš*: hithpael imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - is renewed
*ha-nešer*: definite article with masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition *kə* - like the eagle
*nəʿûrāyəkî*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your youth

Word Meanings

*maśbîaʿ*: satisfying/filling/satiating
*ṭôb*: good/pleasant/agreeable/beneficial
*ʿedyēk*: your ornament/your mouth/your desire
*titḥaddēš*: is renewed/renews itself
*nešer*: eagle/vulture/large bird of prey
*nəʿûrāyəkî*: your youth/your early life

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 107:9 : 9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good.
Isa 40:31 : 31 but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
Hos 2:15 : 15 And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; and she shall make answer there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on {G2198} God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
Ps 63:5 : 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;
Ps 65:4 : 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach [unto thee], That he may dwell in thy courts: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, Thy holy temple.
Ps 104:28 : 28 Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
2 Cor 4:16 : 16 Wherefore we faint not; but though {G2532} our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
Ps 23:5 : 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou hast anointed my head with oil; My cup runneth over.
Ps 115:15-16 : 15 Blessed are ye of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth. 16 The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.

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