Psalms 119:146

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I have called unto thee; Save me, And I shall observe thy testimonies.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קְרָאתִ֥יךָ הוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִי וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

qərāʾtîkā hôšîʿēnî wəʾešmərāh ʿēḏōtêkā

Grammar Details

*qərāʾtîkā*: perfect, 1st person singular, qal with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I called you
*hôšîʿēnî*: imperative, masculine singular, hiphil with 1st person singular suffix - save me
*wəʾešmərāh*: conjunction + cohortative, 1st person singular, qal - and let me keep/observe
*ʿēḏōtêkā*: feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your testimonies

Word Meanings

*qərāʾtîkā*: I called you/I cried out to you
*hôšîʿēnî*: save me/rescue me/deliver me
*ʾešmərāh*: let me keep/let me observe/let me guard
*ʿēḏōtêkā*: your testimonies/your witnesses/your laws

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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

Judg 10:15-16 : 15 And the children of Israel said unto Jehovah, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day. 16 And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
Ps 119:134 : 134 Redeem me from the oppression of man: So will I observe thy precepts.
Matt 1:21 : 21 And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins.
Titus 2:14 : 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.
Titus 3:4-8 : 4 But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared, 5 not by works [done] in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 which he poured out upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7 that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 8 Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:

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166I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, And have done thy commandments.
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