Psalms 135:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For Jehovah will judge his people, And repent himself concerning his servants.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־יָדִ֣ין יְהוָ֣ה עַמּ֑וֹ וְעַל־עֲ֝בָדָ֗יו יִתְנֶחָֽם׃

Transliteration

kī-yādīn YHWH ʿammō wᵉʿal-ʿăbādāyw yitnēḥām

Grammar Details

*kī*: conjunction - for/because
*yādīn*: imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - he will judge
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*ʿammō*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his people
*wᵉʿal*: conjunction + preposition - and concerning
*ʿăbādāyw*: noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his servants
*yitnēḥām*: Hithpael imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - he will have compassion

Word Meanings

*yādīn*: will judge/will vindicate/will govern
*ʿammō*: his people/his nation
*ʿăbādāyw*: his servants/his worshippers
*yitnēḥām*: will have compassion/will relent/will show mercy

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Deut 32:36 : 36 For Jehovah will judge his people, And repent himself for his servants; When he seeth that [their] power is gone, And there is none [remaining], shut up or left at large.
Ps 50:4 : 4 He calleth to the heavens above, And to the earth, that he may judge his people:
Ps 90:13 : 13 Return, O Jehovah; How long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
Ps 96:13 : 13 Before Jehovah; For he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with his truth.
Hos 11:8-9 : 8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? [how] shall I cast thee off, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? [how] shall I set thee as Zeboiim? my heart is turned within me, my compassions are kindled together. 9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee; and I will not come in wrath.
Amos 7:3 : 3 Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah.
Amos 7:6 : 6 Jehovah repented concerning this: this also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Jonah 4:2 : 2 And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, I pray thee, O Jehovah, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hasted to flee unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
Judg 10:16 : 16 And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
1 Chr 21:15 : 15 And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was about to destroy, Jehovah beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the destroying angel, It is enough; now stay thy hand. And the angel of Jehovah was standing by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Ps 7:8 : 8 Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.

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