Psalms 109:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But deal thou with me, O Jehovah the Lord, for thy name's sake: Because thy lovingkindness is good, deliver thou me;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַתָּ֤ה ׀ יְה֘וִ֤ה אֲדֹנָ֗י עֲ‍ֽשֵׂה־אִ֭תִּי לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶ֑ךָ כִּי־ט֥וֹב חַ֝סְדְּךָ֗ הַצִּילֵֽנִי׃

Transliteration

And-ʾattâ YHWH ʾădōnāy ʿăśēh-with-me for-the-sake-of šəmekā for ṭôb ḥasdəkā haṣṣîlēnî.

Grammar Details

*ʾattâ*: pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
*ʾădōnāy*: noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord
*ʿăśēh*: verb, qal imperative masculine singular - do/act
*šəmekā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your name
*ṭôb*: adjective, masculine singular - good
*ḥasdəkā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your steadfast love
*haṣṣîlēnî*: verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - deliver me

Word Meanings

*ʾădōnāy*: my Lord/my Master
*ʿăśēh*-with-me: act on my behalf/deal with me/work for me
*ḥasdəkā*: your steadfast love/your mercy/your covenant loyalty

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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 25:11 : 11 For thy name's sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.
Ps 31:3 : 3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me.
Ps 63:3 : 3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.
Ps 69:16 : 16 Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.
Ps 79:9-9 : 9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake. 10 Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed Be known among the nations in our sight.
Ps 86:5 : 5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
Ps 86:15 : 15 But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.
Ps 143:11-12 : 11 Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. 12 And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.
John 17:1 : 1 These things spake Jesus; and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that the son may glorify thee:
Phil 2:8-9 : 8 and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient [even] unto death, yea, the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name; 10 that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven and [things] on earth and [things] under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Ps 69:29 : 29 But I am poor and sorrowful: Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
Ps 36:7-9 : 7 How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. 9 For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light.
Ps 23:3 : 3 He restoreth my soul: He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

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