Psalms 17:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י יֵצֵ֑א עֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ תֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָה מֵישָׁרִֽים׃

Transliteration

Millǝfāneykā mišpāṭî yēṣē' 'êneykā teḥězeynāh mêšārîm

Grammar Details

*Millǝfāneykā*: preposition + preposition + noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from before you
*mišpāṭî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my judgment
*yēṣē'*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - may go forth/let go forth
*'êneykā*: noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes
*teḥězeynāh*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they see/behold/observe
*mêšārîm*: noun, masculine plural - uprightness/equity/straightness

Word Meanings

*mišpāṭî*: my judgment/justice/legal case/verdict
*mêšārîm*: uprightness/equity/fairness/straight things

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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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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 37:6 : 6 And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy justice as the noon-day.
Ps 37:33 : 33 Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.
Ezek 18:25 : 25 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel: Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
Ezek 18:29 : 29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?
Ezek 33:17 : 17 Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
Ezek 33:20 : 20 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
2 Thess 1:6-9 : 6 if so be that it is righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you, 7 and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in flaming fire, 8 rendering vengeance to them that know not God, and to them that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus: 9 who shall suffer punishment, [even] eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Jude 1:24 : 24 Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,

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