Psalms 18:47

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חַי־יְ֭הוָה וּבָר֣וּךְ צוּרִ֑י וְ֝יָר֗וּם אֱלוֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃

Transliteration

Live-YHWH and baruch tsuri and yarum Elohey yish'i.

Grammar Details

*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
*baruch*: qal passive participle, masculine singular - blessed
*tsuri*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my rock
*yarum*: qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he will be exalted
*Elohey*: construct state, masculine plural - God of
*yish'i*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my salvation

Word Meanings

*baruch*: blessed/praiseworthy
*tsuri*: my rock/my strength/my fortress
*yarum*: he will be exalted/he will be high/he will be lifted up
*yish'i*: my salvation/my deliverance/my rescue

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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 47:3 : 3 He subdueth peoples under us, And nations under our feet.
Ps 144:2 : 2 My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me.
Nah 1:2 : 2 Jehovah is a jealous God and avengeth; Jehovah avengeth and is full of wrath; Jehovah taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies.
Rom 12:19 : 19 Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath [of God]: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.
Deut 32:35 : 35 Vengeance is mine, and recompense, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.
2 Sam 22:48 : 48 Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth down peoples under me,

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47Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
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1[ A Psalm of David.] Blessed be Jehovah my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, [And] my fingers to fight:
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46Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,
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3He subdueth peoples under us, And nations under our feet.
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