Psalms 11:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For Jehovah is righteous; He loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־צַדִּ֣יק יְ֭הוָה צְדָק֣וֹת אָהֵ֑ב יָ֝שָׁ֗ר יֶחֱז֥וּ פָנֵֽימוֹ׃

Transliteration

For-ṣaddîq YHWH, ṣəḏāqôṯ ʾāhēḇ; yāšār yeḥĕzû p̱ānêmô.

Grammar Details

*ṣaddîq*: conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - for righteous
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
*ṣəḏāqôṯ*: noun, feminine plural - righteous acts
*ʾāhēḇ*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he loves
*yāšār*: adjective, masculine singular - upright
*yeḥĕzû*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will see/behold
*p̱ānêmô*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face

Word Meanings

*ṣaddîq*: righteous/just/righteous one
*ṣəḏāqôṯ*: righteous acts/righteous deeds/righteousness (plural form)
*ʾāhēḇ*: he loves/he delights in
*yāšār*: upright/straight/honest
*yeḥĕzû*: they will see/behold/look upon
*p̱ānêmô*: his face/his presence/his countenance

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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 45:7 : 7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Ps 17:15 : 15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with [beholding] thy form.
Ps 33:5 : 5 He loveth righteousness and justice: The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah.
Ps 33:18 : 18 Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness;
Ps 34:15 : 15 The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are [open] unto their cry.
Ps 42:5 : 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And [why] art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him [For] the help of his countenance.
Job 36:7 : 7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.
Ps 5:12 : 12 For thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield.
Ps 7:9 : 9 O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.
Ps 7:11 : 11 God is a righteous judge, Yea, a God that hath indignation every day.
Ps 21:6 : 6 For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.
Ps 99:4 : 4 The king's strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish equity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Ps 146:8 : 8 Jehovah openeth [the eyes of] the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;
Isa 61:8 : 8 For I, Jehovah, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
1 Pet 3:12 : 12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.
1 John 3:2 : 2 Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
Rev 22:4 : 4 and they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] on their foreheads.

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