Psalms 143:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַצִּילֵ֖נִי מֵאֹיְבַ֥י ׀ יְהוָ֗ה אֵלֶ֥יךָ כִסִּֽתִי׃

Transliteration

Haṣṣîlēnî from mē'ōyeḇay YHWH; to 'ēleḵā kissîṯî.

Grammar Details

*Haṣṣîlēnî*: hiphil imperative, masculine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - deliver me
*mē'ōyeḇay*: preposition min + noun, masculine, plural + 1st person singular suffix - from my enemies
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
*'ēleḵā*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you
*kissîṯî*: piel perfect, 1st person singular - I have covered/hidden

Word Meanings

*Haṣṣîlēnî*: deliver me/rescue me/save me
*mē'ōyeḇay*: from my enemies/from my foes/from those hostile to me
*'ēleḵā kissîṯî*: to you I have taken refuge/with you I have hidden myself/I have covered myself with you

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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 31:15 : 15 My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
Ps 34:2-4 : 2 My soul shall make her boast in Jehovah: The meek shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 Oh magnify Jehovah with me, And let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.
Ps 56:9 : 9 Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me.
Ps 59:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: Set me on high from them that rise up against me.
Ps 61:3-4 : 3 For thou hast been a refuge for me, A strong tower from the enemy. 4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. {H5542}
Ps 142:5 : 5 I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Prov 18:10 : 10 The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Heb 6:18 : 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:

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