Psalms 20:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Grant thee thy heart's desire, And fulfil all thy counsel.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִזְכֹּ֥ר כָּל־מִנְחֹתֶ֑ךָ וְעוֹלָתְךָ֖ יְדַשְּׁנֶ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃

Transliteration

yizkōr all-minḥōtekā wə-ʿôlātkā yədaššeneh selâ

Grammar Details

*yizkōr*: imperfect 3rd masculine singular - may he remember
*minḥōtekā*: feminine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your grain offerings
*wə*: conjunction - and
*ʿôlātkā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your burnt offering
*yədaššeneh*: imperfect 3rd masculine singular piel - may he accept as fat/find acceptable
*selâ*: musical notation or liturgical direction

Word Meanings

*minḥōtekā*: grain offerings/meal offerings/tribute
*ʿôlātkā*: burnt offering/whole burnt offering
*yədaššeneh*: accept as fat/find acceptable/regard favorably
*selâ*: musical pause/interlude/lift up

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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 21:2 : 2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. {Selah}
Ps 145:19 : 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.
Matt 21:22 : 22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Prov 11:23 : 23 The desire of the righteous is only good; [But] the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Ps 37:4 : 4 Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
1 John 5:14-15 : 14 And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us: 15 and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
John 16:23 : 23 And in that day ye shall ask {G3756} me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, if ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name.
Rom 8:27-28 : 27 and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to [the will of] God. 28 And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, [even] to them that are called according to [his] purpose.
John 11:42 : 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the multitude that standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me.

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