Psalms 119:117

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

סְעָדֵ֥נִי וְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה וְאֶשְׁעָ֖ה בְחֻקֶּ֣יךָ תָמִֽיד׃

Transliteration

səʿādēnî and-ʾiwwāšēʿâ and-ʾešʿâ in-ḥuqqêkā tāmîd

Grammar Details

*səʿādēnî*: qal imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - support me
*ʾiwwāšēʿâ*: niphal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I will be saved
*ʾešʿâ*: qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I will regard/look to
*ḥuqqêkā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your statutes
*tāmîd*: adverb - continually/always
*wə-*: conjunction - and
*bə-*: preposition - in/with

Word Meanings

*səʿādēnî*: support me/hold me up/sustain me
*ʾiwwāšēʿâ*: I will be saved/delivered/rescued
*ʾešʿâ*: I will regard/look to/gaze upon/delight in
*ḥuqqêkā*: your statutes/decrees/ordinances
*tāmîd*: continually/always/perpetually

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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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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 119:6 : 6 Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Ps 119:48 : 48 I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes.
Ps 119:111-112 : 111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart. 112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes For ever, even unto the end.
Ps 139:10 : 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.
Isa 41:13 : 13 For I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
John 10:28-29 : 28 and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who hath given [them] unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch [them] out of the Father's hand.
Rom 14:4 : 4 Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own lord he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for the Lord hath power to make him stand.
Ps 17:5 : 5 My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
Ps 71:6 : 6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb; Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee.
Ps 73:23 : 23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand.
Jude 1:24 : 24 Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,
1 Pet 1:5 : 5 who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 119:116
85%
116Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Ps 119:8
80%
8I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly.
Ps 119:144-146
3 verses
77%
144Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live.
145QOPH. I have called with my whole heart; Answer me, O Jehovah: I will keep thy statutes.
146I have called unto thee; Save me, And I shall observe thy testimonies.
Ps 119:33-34
2 verses
76%
33HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it unto the end.
34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Ps 119:159
76%
159Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 119:5-6
2 verses
75%
5Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!
6Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Ps 119:43-45
3 verses
75%
43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances.
44So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever.
45And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts.
Ps 119:118
75%
118Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; For their deceit is falsehood.
Ps 119:40
75%
40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 17:5
74%
5My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
Ps 119:167-168
2 verses
74%
167My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly.
168I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; For all my ways are before thee.
Ps 119:12
74%
12Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes.
Ps 119:37-38
2 verses
74%
37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.
38Confirm unto thy servant thy word, Which [is in order] unto the fear of thee.
Ps 119:93-94
2 verses
74%
93I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened me.
94I am thine, save me; For I have sought thy precepts.
Ps 119:31
74%
31I cleave unto thy testimonies: O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
Ps 41:12
74%
12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
Ps 119:80
74%
80Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame.
Ps 119:15-16
2 verses
73%
15I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Ps 119:173
73%
173Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts.
Ps 94:18
73%
18When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.
Ps 119:88
73%
88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.
Ps 119:175
73%
175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances help me.
Ps 119:77
73%
77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.
Ps 119:112
73%
112I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes For ever, even unto the end.
Ps 119:22
73%
22Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies.
Ps 40:11
73%
11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Ps 25:21
73%
21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.
Ps 73:23
72%
23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand.
Ps 119:129
72%
129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them.
Ps 119:66
72%
66Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.
Ps 119:26-28
3 verses
72%
26I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes.
27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works.
28My soul melteth for heaviness: Strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
Ps 119:109
72%
109My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
Ps 119:68-69
2 verses
72%
68Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes.
69The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
Ps 16:1
72%
1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
Ps 119:48
72%
48I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes.
Ps 119:10
72%
10With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
Ps 119:56
72%
56This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts.