Psalms 140:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: The upright shall dwell in thy presence.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

*ידעת **יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְ֭הוָה דִּ֣ין עָנִ֑י מִ֝שְׁפַּ֗ט אֶבְיֹנִֽים׃

Transliteration

yādaʿtî that-yaʿăśeh YHWH dîn ʿānî mišpaṭ ʾeḇyônîm

Grammar Details

*yādaʿtî*: qal perfect 1st person singular verb - I know (textual note: Ketiv *yādaʿt* vs. Qere *yādaʿtî*)
*yaʿăśeh*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular verb with prefixed conjunction ki (that) - that he will execute/do
*YHWH*: divine name - LORD
*dîn*: masculine singular construct noun - judgment/cause of
*ʿānî*: masculine singular adjective/noun - afflicted/poor
*mišpaṭ*: masculine singular construct noun - justice/right of
*ʾeḇyônîm*: masculine plural adjective/noun - needy ones/poor ones

Word Meanings

*yādaʿtî*: I know/I knew
*yaʿăśeh*: he will execute/he will maintain/he will perform
*dîn*: judgment of/cause of/legal claim of
*ʿānî*: afflicted one/poor person/humble one
*mišpaṭ*: justice of/right of/legal claim of
*ʾeḇyônîm*: needy ones/poor ones/destitute ones

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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 11:7 : 7 For Jehovah is righteous; He loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face.
Ps 16:11 : 11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Ps 23:6 : 6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.
Ps 32:11-33:1 : 11 Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous; And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. 1 Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright.
Ps 73:24 : 24 Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.
Ps 97:12 : 12 Be glad in Jehovah, ye righteous; And give thanks to his holy memorial [name].
Isa 3:10 : 10 Say ye of the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
John 14:3 : 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.
John 17:24 : 24 Father, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
1 Thess 4:17 : 17 then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Rev 7:14-17 : 14 And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore {G5124} are they before the throne of God; and they serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat: 17 for the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.
Rev 21:24-27 : 24 And the nations {G4982} shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory {G2532} {G5092} into it. 25 And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there): 26 and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it: 27 and there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb's book of life.

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