Psalms 116:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כּוֹס־יְשׁוּע֥וֹת אֶשָּׂ֑א וּבְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָֽא׃

Transliteration

kôs-yešûʿôt ʾeśśāʾ and in šēm YHWH ʾeqrāʾ

Grammar Details

*kôs*: noun, feminine singular construct - cup of
*yešûʿôt*: noun, feminine plural - salvations/deliverances
*ʾeśśāʾ*: verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will lift up
*û-ve-šēm*: conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and on name of
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*ʾeqrāʾ*: verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will call

Word Meanings

*kôs*: cup/chalice
*yešûʿôt*: salvations/deliverances/victories
*ʾeśśāʾ*: I will lift up/I will raise/I will carry
*šēm*: name/reputation/character
*ʾeqrāʾ*: I will call/I will invoke/I will proclaim

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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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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 105:1 : 1 Oh give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known among the peoples his doings.
Luke 22:20 : 20 And the cup in like manner after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood, [even] that which is poured out for you.
Ps 16:5 : 5 Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.
Ps 80:18 : 18 So shall we not go back from thee: Quicken thou us, and we will call upon thy name.
1 Cor 10:16 : 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a communion of the body of Christ?
1 Cor 10:21 : 21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: ye cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and of the table of demons.
1 Cor 11:25-27 : 25 In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, {G4160} as often as ye drink {G302} [it], in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as ye eat {G302} this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord's death till {G302} he come. 27 Wherefore whosoever {G302} shall eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
Ps 116:2 : 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call [upon him] as long as I live.
Ps 116:17 : 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah.
Isa 12:4 : 4 And in that day shall ye say, Give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name, declare his doings among the peoples, make mention that his name is exalted.
Luke 22:17-18 : 17 And he received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 18 for I say unto you, I shall not drink from henceforth of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

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Ps 116:17-19
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17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah.
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21I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me, And art become my salvation.
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Ps 18:49
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Isa 12:2-3
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