Psalms 119:149

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ק֭וֹלִי שִׁמְעָ֣ה כְחַסְדֶּ֑ךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ חַיֵּֽנִי׃

Transliteration

qôlî šimʿāh according to ḥasdekā YHWH according to mišpāṭekā ḥayyēnî

Grammar Details

*qôlî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my voice
*šimʿāh*: imperative, masculine singular, qal - hear
*ḥasdekā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your lovingkindness
*YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
*mišpāṭekā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your judgment
*ḥayyēnî*: imperative, masculine singular, piel with 1st person singular suffix - revive me

Word Meanings

*qôlî*: my voice/my sound/my cry
*šimʿāh*: hear/listen to
*ḥasdekā*: your lovingkindness/your steadfast love/your mercy
*mišpāṭekā*: your judgment/your ordinance/your justice
*ḥayyēnî*: revive me/give me life/preserve my life

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

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Referenced Verses

Ps 119:25 : 25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.
Ps 119:40 : 40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:154 : 154 Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to thy word.
Ps 119:156 : 156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.
Isa 63:7 : 7 I will make mention of the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah, and the praises of Jehovah, according to all that Jehovah hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
Ps 5:2-3 : 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray. 3 O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order [my prayer] unto thee, and will keep watch.
Ps 51:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Ps 55:2 : 2 Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
Ps 64:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Ps 69:16 : 16 Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.
Ps 109:21 : 21 But deal thou with me, O Jehovah the Lord, for thy name's sake: Because thy lovingkindness is good, deliver thou me;

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Ps 119:156
88%
156Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.
Ps 119:159
88%
159Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 119:106-108
3 verses
84%
106I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
107I am afflicted very much: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.
108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, And teach me thine ordinances.
Ps 119:153-154
2 verses
82%
153RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; For I do not forget thy law.
154Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to thy word.
Ps 119:39-41
3 verses
82%
39Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; For thine ordinances are good.
40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.
41VAV. Let thy lovingkindnesses also come unto me, O Jehovah, Even thy salvation, according to thy word.
Ps 119:88
81%
88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.
Ps 119:174-175
2 verses
79%
174I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.
175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances help me.
Ps 119:76-77
2 verses
79%
76Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant.
77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.
Ps 143:11
78%
11Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
Ps 119:37
77%
37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.
Ps 119:25-26
2 verses
77%
25DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.
26I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes.
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 119:169-170
2 verses
77%
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 69:16-17
2 verses
77%
16Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.
17And hide not thy face from thy servant; For I am in distress; answer me speedily.
Ps 130:2
76%
2Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.
Ps 143:1
76%
1A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; Give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:58
75%
58I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word.
Ps 119:20
75%
20My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.
Ps 141:1
74%
1A Psalm of David. Jehovah, I have called upon thee; Make haste unto me: Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.
Ps 119:50
74%
50This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.
Ps 119:43
74%
43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances.
Ps 119:66
74%
66Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.
Ps 119:33-34
2 verses
74%
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 119:137
74%
137TSADHE. Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, And upright are thy judgments.
Ps 119:124
74%
124Deal with thy servant according unto thy lovingkindness, And teach me thy statutes.
Ps 143:8
73%
8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.
Ps 119:12
73%
12Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes.
Ps 119:120
73%
120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments.
Ps 119:10
73%
10With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
Ps 119:18
73%
18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.
Ps 119:93
73%
93I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened me.
Ps 119:148
73%
148Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word.
Ps 109:26
73%
26Help me, O Jehovah my God; Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness:
Ps 116:1
73%
1I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.
Ps 119:7
73%
7I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart, When I learn thy righteous judgments.
Ps 119:52
73%
52I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, And have comforted myself.
Ps 35:24
73%
24Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.