Psalms 23:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַ֤ךְ ׀ ט֤וֹב וָחֶ֣סֶד יִ֭רְדְּפוּנִי כָּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑י וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י בְּבֵית־יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְאֹ֣רֶךְ יָמִֽים׃

Transliteration

'Ak ṭôb wāḥesed yirdepûnî kol-yemê ḥayyāy wešabtî bebêt-YHWH le'ōrek yāmîm.

Grammar Details

*'ak*: adverb - surely/only/indeed
*ṭôb*: noun, masculine, singular - goodness
*wāḥesed*: conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and lovingkindness/mercy
*yirdepûnî*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they will pursue/follow me
*kol-yemê*: noun, masculine, singular + noun, masculine, plural construct - all days of
*ḥayyāy*: noun, masculine, plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my life
*wešabtî*: conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular - and I will dwell/return
*bebêt*: preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct - in house of
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
*le'ōrek*: preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct - for length of
*yāmîm*: noun, masculine, plural - days

Word Meanings

*'ak*: surely/only/indeed
*ṭôb wāḥesed*: goodness and mercy/goodness and lovingkindness/favor and covenant faithfulness
*yirdepûnî*: they will pursue me/they will follow me/they will chase after me
*wešabtî*: and I will dwell/and I will return/and I will sit
*bebêt-YHWH*: in the house of YHWH/in YHWH's temple/in YHWH's dwelling
*le'ōrek yāmîm*: for length of days/for a long time/forever

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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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Referenced Verses

2 Cor 5:1 : 1 For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
2 Tim 4:18 : 18 {G2532} The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom [be] the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.
Ps 73:24-26 : 24 Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. 26 My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
Ps 16:11 : 11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Ps 21:4 : 4 He asked life of thee, thou gavest it him, Even length of days for ever and ever.
Ps 36:7-9 : 7 How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. 9 For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light. 10 Oh continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee, And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
Ps 103:17 : 17 But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children's children;
2 Cor 1:10 : 10 who delivered us out of so great a death, and will deliver: on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;
Ps 17:15 : 15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with [beholding] thy form.
Ps 30:11-12 : 11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 12 To the end that [my] glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Phil 1:23 : 23 But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:

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