Psalms 18:31

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָאֵל֮ תָּמִ֢ים דַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹ אִמְרַֽת־יְהוָ֥ה צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לְכֹ֤ל ׀ הַחֹסִ֬ים בּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

The El tamim darko imrat-YHWH tsrufah magen he for all the chosim in him.

Grammar Details

*El*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the God
*tamim*: masculine singular adjective - perfect
*darko*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his way
*imrat*: construct state, feminine singular - word of
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
*tsrufah*: qal passive participle, feminine singular - refined/purified
*magen*: masculine singular noun - shield
*chosim*: qal participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ones taking refuge

Word Meanings

*El*: God/Mighty One/Power
*tamim*: perfect/blameless/complete
*darko*: his way/his path/his manner
*imrat*: word of/saying of/promise of
*tsrufah*: refined/purified/tested
*magen*: shield/buckler/defense
*chosim*: the ones taking refuge/those who trust/those who seek shelter

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

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Referenced Verses

Ps 86:8 : 8 There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neither [are there any works] like unto thy works.
Isa 45:5 : 5 I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;
Deut 32:31 : 31 For their rock is not as our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges.
Deut 32:39 : 39 See now that I, even I, am he, And there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; And there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
1 Sam 2:2 : 2 There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.
2 Sam 22:32 : 32 For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
Isa 45:21-22 : 21 Declare ye, and bring [it] forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me. 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.

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