Psalms 119:114

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

סִתְרִ֣י וּמָגִנִּ֣י אָ֑תָּה לִדְבָרְךָ֥ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃

Transliteration

sitrî and-māginnî ʾāttâ to-dəbārəkā yiḥāltî

Grammar Details

*sitrî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my hiding place
*māginnî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my shield
*ʾāttâ*: 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you
*dəbārəkā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your word
*yiḥāltî*: piel perfect 1st person singular - I hope/wait expectantly
*wə-*: conjunction - and
*lə-*: preposition - to/for

Word Meanings

*sitrî*: my hiding place/shelter/refuge
*māginnî*: my shield/protection/defense
*dəbārəkā*: your word/promise/speech
*yiḥāltî*: I hope/wait expectantly/anticipate

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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 91:1-2 : 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Ps 32:7 : 7 Thou art my hiding-place; Thou wilt preserve me from trouble; Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. {H5542}
Ps 3:3 : 3 But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head.
Isa 32:2 : 2 And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
Ps 119:81 : 81 KAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word.
Ps 130:5-6 : 5 I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope. 6 My soul [waiteth] for the Lord More than watchmen [wait] for the morning; [Yea, more than] watchmen for the morning.
Ps 84:11 : 11 For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Ps 119:74 : 74 They that fear thee shall see me and be glad, Because I have hoped in thy word.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 119:10-12
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10With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
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Ps 119:74
78%
74They that fear thee shall see me and be glad, Because I have hoped in thy word.
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77%
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Ps 119:42-43
2 verses
76%
42So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word.
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Ps 16:1
76%
1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
Ps 32:7
76%
7Thou art my hiding-place; Thou wilt preserve me from trouble; Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. {H5542}
Ps 31:14
75%
14But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
Ps 71:5
75%
5For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: [Thou art] my trust from my youth.
Ps 38:15
75%
15For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
Ps 119:81
75%
81KAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word.
Ps 119:147
75%
147I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words.
Ps 119:166
75%
166I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, And have done thy commandments.
Ps 119:49-50
2 verses
75%
49ZAYIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, Because thou hast made me to hope.
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Ps 61:3
74%
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Ps 39:7
74%
7And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.
Ps 130:5
74%
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Ps 119:19
74%
19I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me.
Ps 119:105
74%
105NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.
Ps 31:1
73%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:57
73%
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Ps 91:2
73%
2I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Ps 119:169-170
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73%
169TAV. Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah: Give me understanding according to thy word.
170Let my supplication come before thee: Deliver me according to thy word.
Ps 119:113
73%
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Ps 31:20
73%
20In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings of man: Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
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72%
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Ps 27:5
72%
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Ps 71:1
72%
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72%
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72%
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72%
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Ps 119:161-162
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72%
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72%
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Ps 18:2
72%
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Ps 11:1
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Ps 31:4
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Ps 119:94
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94I am thine, save me; For I have sought thy precepts.
Ps 91:9
71%
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Ps 56:3
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Ps 119:143
71%
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