Psalms 25:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Oh keep my soul, and deliver me: Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שָׁמְרָ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי וְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי אַל־אֵ֝ב֗וֹשׁ כִּֽי־חָסִ֥יתִי בָֽךְ

Transliteration

šāmĕrāh nap̄šî wĕhaṣṣîlēnî ʾal-ʾēḇôš kî-ḥāsîṯî ḇāḵ

Grammar Details

*šāmĕrāh*: verb, Qal imperative masculine singular - 'keep/guard'
*nap̄šî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my soul'
*wĕhaṣṣîlēnî*: conjunction + verb, Hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'and deliver me'
*ʾal-ʾēḇôš*: negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular - 'let me not be ashamed'
*kî-ḥāsîṯî*: conjunction + verb, Qal perfect 1st person singular - 'for I have taken refuge'
*ḇāḵ*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'in you'

Word Meanings

*šāmĕrāh*: keep/guard/preserve/protect
*nap̄šî*: my soul/my life/myself
*haṣṣîlēnî*: deliver me/rescue me/save me
*ʾēḇôš*: be ashamed/be disappointed/be confounded
*ḥāsîṯî*: I have taken refuge/I have sought shelter/I have trusted

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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 17:8 : 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Ps 22:20-21 : 20 Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog. 21 Save me from the lion's mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.
Ps 71:1-2 : 1 In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame. 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.
Ps 86:2 : 2 Preserve my soul; For I am godly: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
Ps 121:7 : 7 Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul.
Joel 2:26-27 : 26 And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of Jehovah your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you; and my people shall never be put to shame. 27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Jehovah your God, and there is none else; and my people shall never be put to shame.
Luke 23:46 : 46 And Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said this, he gave up the ghost.
Acts 7:59 : 59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [the Lord], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

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