Psalms 118:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee: Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵלִ֣י אַתָּ֣ה וְאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּ

Transliteration

ʾĒlî ʾattāh and-ʾôdekā ʾĕlōhay ʾărôməmekā

Grammar Details

*ʾĒlî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st person suffix - my God
*ʾattāh*: pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you
*ʾôdekā*: imperfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and prefix waw - and I will thank you
*ʾĕlōhay*: noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my God
*ʾărôməmekā*: imperfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I will exalt you

Word Meanings

*ʾĒlî*: my God/my Mighty One
*ʾôdekā*: I will thank you/I will praise you/I will acknowledge you
*ʾĕlōhay*: my God/my deity
*ʾărôməmekā*: I will exalt you/I will extol you/I will lift you up

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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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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
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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

Exod 15:2 : 2 Jehovah is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation: This is my God, and I will praise him; My father's God, and I will exalt him.
Isa 25:1 : 1 O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, [even] counsels of old, in faithfulness [and] truth.
Isa 25:9 : 9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is Jehovah; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Ps 145:1 : 1 [ A Psalm of praise; of David.] I will extol thee, my God, O King; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
Ps 146:2 : 2 While I live will I praise Jehovah: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
Isa 12:2 : 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.

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