Psalms 112:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִשְּׁמוּעָ֣ה רָ֭עָה לֹ֣א יִירָ֑א נָכ֥וֹן לִ֝בּ֗וֹ בָּטֻ֥חַ בַּיהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

From-šĕmûʿāh rāʿāh not yîrāʾ nākôn libbô bāṭuaḥ in-YHWH

Grammar Details

*miššĕmûʿāh*: preposition + noun, feminine singular - from report/news
*rāʿāh*: adjective, feminine singular - evil/bad
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*yîrāʾ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will fear
*nākôn*: verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - established/fixed
*libbô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart
*bāṭuaḥ*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular - trusting
*baYHWH*: preposition + proper noun, divine name - in YHWH

Word Meanings

*šĕmûʿāh*: report/news/rumor
*rāʿāh*: evil/bad/distress
*yîrāʾ*: will fear/will be afraid
*nākôn*: established/fixed/firm/prepared
*bāṭuaḥ*: trusting/secure/confident

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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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Archaic language reduces readability
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 57:7 : 7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.
Prov 1:33 : 33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.
Isa 26:3-4 : 3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]; because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is an everlasting rock.
Ps 64:10 : 10 The righteous shall be glad in Jehovah, and shall take refuge in him; And all the upright in heart shall glory.
Ps 34:4 : 4 I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.
Ps 56:3-4 : 3 What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee. 4 In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?
Ps 62:8 : 8 Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. {H5542}
Ps 118:6 : 6 Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?
Ps 118:8-9 : 8 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man. 9 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes.
Prov 3:25-26 : 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh: 26 For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.
Dan 3:16 : 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this matter.
Luke 21:9 : 9 And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified: for these things must needs come to pass first; but the end is not immediately.
John 14:1 : 1 Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.
Ps 27:1-3 : 1 [ A Psalm of David.] Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, [Even] mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear: Though war should rise against me, Even then will I be confident.
Acts 27:25 : 25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even so as it hath been spoken unto me.
Acts 20:24 : 24 But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Luke 21:19 : 19 In your patience ye shall win your souls.

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