Psalms 145:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Of the glorious majesty of thine honor, And of thy wondrous works, will I meditate.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲ֭דַר כְּב֣וֹד הוֹדֶ֑ךָ וְדִבְרֵ֖י נִפְלְאוֹתֶ֣יךָ אָשִֽׂיחָה

Transliteration

Hădar kᵊbôd hôdeḵā and wᵊdibrê niplᵊʾôteyḵā ʾāśîḥâ

Grammar Details

*Hădar*: noun masculine singular construct - splendor/majesty of
*kᵊbôd*: noun masculine singular construct - glory/honor of
*hôdeḵā*: noun masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your majesty
*wᵊdibrê*: conjunction + noun masculine plural construct - and words/matters of
*niplᵊʾôteyḵā*: noun feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wondrous works
*ʾāśîḥâ*: Qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I will meditate/declare

Word Meanings

*Hădar*: splendor/majesty/beauty
*kᵊbôd*: glory/honor/dignity
*hôdeḵā*: your majesty/splendor/glory
*wᵊdibrê*: and words/matters/affairs
*niplᵊʾôteyḵā*: your wondrous works/miracles/marvels
*ʾāśîḥâ*: I will meditate/declare/speak

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Dan 4:37 : 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Ps 40:9-9 : 9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest. 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great assembly.
Ps 66:3-4 : 3 Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. 4 All the earth shall worship thee, And shall sing unto thee; They shall sing to thy name. {H5542}
Ps 71:17-19 : 17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. 18 Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto [the next] generation, Thy might to every one that is to come. 19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?
Ps 71:24 : 24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.
Ps 72:18 : 18 Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things:
Ps 96:3 : 3 Declare his glory among the nations, His marvellous works among all the peoples.
Ps 104:1-2 : 1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty: 2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
Ps 105:2 : 2 Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvelous works.
Ps 119:27 : 27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works.
Isa 12:4 : 4 And in that day shall ye say, Give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name, declare his doings among the peoples, make mention that his name is exalted.
Dan 4:1-3 : 1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you. 2 It hath seemed good unto me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me. 3 How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

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