Psalms 141:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י אֵלֶ֨יךָ ׀ יְהֹוִ֣ה אֲדֹנָ֣י עֵינָ֑י בְּכָ֥ה חָ֝סִ֗יתִי אַל־תְּעַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃

Transliteration

For to-you YHWH 'Ădōnāy 'ênāy [my eyes]; in-you ḥāsîtî [I take refuge]; not-tə'ar napšî [my soul].

Grammar Details

*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD
*'Ădōnāy*: noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord
*'ênāy*: noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes
*ḥāsîtî*: verb, qal perfect 1st person singular - I have taken refuge
*tə'ar*: verb, piel jussive 2nd person masculine singular - pour out/empty
*napšî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life

Word Meanings

*'Ădōnāy*: my Lord/my Master
*'ênāy*: my eyes/my sight
*ḥāsîtî*: I have taken refuge/sought protection
*tə'ar*: pour out/empty/make bare/leave defenseless
*napšî*: my soul/life/self/desire

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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 25:15-17 : 15 Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; For he will pluck my feet out of the net. 16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate and afflicted. 17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: Oh bring thou me out of my distresses.
Ps 102:17 : 17 He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.
Ps 123:1-2 : 1 A Song of Ascents. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyes [look] unto Jehovah our God, Until he have mercy upon us.
2 Chr 20:12 : 12 O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
Isa 41:17 : 17 The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I, Jehovah, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
John 14:18 : 18 I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you.
Ps 2:12 : 12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.
Ps 11:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. In Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain;
Ps 143:3-4 : 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.

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Ps 7:1-2
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