Psalms 140:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

טָֽמְנֽוּ־גֵאִ֨ים ׀ פַּ֡ח לִ֗י וַחֲבָלִ֗ים פָּ֣רְשׂוּ רֶ֭שֶׁת לְיַד־מַעְגָּ֑ל מֹקְשִׁ֖ים שָֽׁתוּ־לִ֣י סֶֽלָה׃

Transliteration

ṭāmənû-gēʾîm paḥ to-me wa-ḥăḇālîm pārəśû rešet to-yad-maʿgāl moqšîm šātû-to-me selāh

Grammar Details

*ṭāmənû*: qal perfect 3rd person plural verb - they hid/concealed
*gēʾîm*: masculine plural adjective/noun - proud ones/arrogant ones
*paḥ*: masculine singular noun - snare/trap
*wa-ḥăḇālîm*: masculine plural noun with prefixed conjunction waw (and) - cords/ropes
*pārəśû*: qal perfect 3rd person plural verb - they spread/stretched out
*rešet*: feminine singular noun - net
*yad*: feminine singular construct noun - hand/side of
*maʿgāl*: masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition lamed (to/by) - path/track
*moqšîm*: masculine plural noun - snares/traps
*šātû*: qal perfect 3rd person plural verb - they set/placed
*selāh*: musical notation or interlude

Word Meanings

*ṭāmənû*: they hid/they concealed/they set secretly
*gēʾîm*: proud ones/arrogant ones/insolent ones
*paḥ*: snare/trap/bird trap
*ḥăḇālîm*: cords/ropes/lines
*pārəśû*: they spread out/they stretched out
*rešet*: net/mesh/web
*yad*: side of/beside/hand of
*maʿgāl*: path/track/way
*moqšîm*: snares/traps/baits
*šātû*: they set/they placed/they laid
*selāh*: musical interlude/pause/lift up

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 16:2 : 2 [ O my soul], thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.
Ps 31:14 : 14 But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
Ps 142:5 : 5 I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Ps 143:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; Give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness.
Lam 3:24 : 24 Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.
Ps 55:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication. 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 91:2 : 2 I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Ps 116:1 : 1 I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.
Ps 119:57 : 57 HHETH. Jehovah is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words.
Ps 130:2 : 2 Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.
Ps 16:5-6 : 5 Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot. 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Ps 27:7-8 : 7 Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice: Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 [ When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
Ps 28:1-2 : 1 [ A Psalm of David.] Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call: My rock, be not thou deaf unto me; Lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

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