Psalms 143:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; Give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד יְהוָ֤ה ׀ שְׁמַ֬ע תְּפִלָּתִ֗י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנַ֑י בֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥ עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

Mizmôr to Dāwiḏ. YHWH šəma' təp̄illāṯî, ha'ăzînāh to taḥănûnay; in 'ĕmūnāṯəḵā 'ănēnî in ṣiḏqāṯeḵā.

Grammar Details

*Mizmôr*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - psalm/melody
*leDāwiḏ*: preposition lamed + proper noun - to/for/by David
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
*šəma'*: imperative, masculine, singular - hear/listen
*təp̄illāṯî*: noun, feminine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my prayer
*ha'ăzînāh*: hiphil imperative, masculine, singular - give ear/listen attentively
*'el-taḥănûnay*: preposition + noun, masculine, plural + 1st person singular suffix - to my supplications
*be'ĕmūnāṯəḵā*: preposition bet + noun, feminine, singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your faithfulness
*'ănēnî*: imperative, masculine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - answer me
*beṣiḏqāṯeḵā*: preposition bet + noun, feminine, singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your righteousness

Word Meanings

*Mizmôr*: psalm/melody/song
*leDāwiḏ*: to/for/by/of David
*ha'ăzînāh*: give ear/listen attentively/incline your ear
*taḥănûnay*: supplications/pleas for mercy/pleas for favor
*'ĕmūnāṯəḵā*: faithfulness/trustworthiness/reliability
*ṣiḏqāṯeḵā*: righteousness/justice/rightness

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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 71:2 : 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.
Ps 31:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness.
Ps 140:6 : 6 I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.
1 John 1:9 : 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Dan 9:16 : 16 O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, let thine anger and thy wrath, I pray thee, be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are round about us.
2 Sam 7:25 : 25 And now, O Jehovah God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.
Ps 89:1-2 : 1 Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.

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