Psalms 26:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

My foot standeth in an even place: In the congregations will I bless Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רַ֭גְלִי עָֽמְדָ֣ה בְמִישׁ֑וֹר בְּ֝מַקְהֵלִ֗ים אֲבָרֵ֥ךְ יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

Raḡlî ʿāməḏâh in-mîšôr in-maqhēlîm ʾăḇārēḵ YHWH.

Grammar Details

*Raḡlî*: noun with 1st person singular suffix - my foot
*ʿāməḏâh*: qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - has stood
*mîšôr*: noun - level place/evenness/uprightness
*maqhēlîm*: noun masculine plural - assemblies/congregations
*ʾăḇārēḵ*: piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will bless
*YHWH*: divine name - LORD

Word Meanings

*Raḡlî*: my foot (singular representing both feet)
*ʿāməḏâh*: has stood/stands/is standing
*mîšôr*: level place/evenness/uprightness/smooth ground
*maqhēlîm*: assemblies/congregations/gatherings
*ʾăḇārēḵ*: I will bless/I will praise

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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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 27:11 : 11 Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine enemies.
Ps 40:2 : 2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Ps 111:1 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart, In the council of the upright, and in the congregation.
Prov 10:9 : 9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Heb 2:12 : 12 saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, In the midst of the congregation will I sing thy praise.
Ps 122:4 : 4 Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, [For] an ordinance for Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.
Ps 107:32 : 32 Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, And praise him in the seat of the elders.
1 Sam 2:9 : 9 He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.
Ps 22:22-25 : 22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee. 23 Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; And stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel. 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard. 25 Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
Ps 26:7 : 7 That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, And tell of all thy wondrous works.

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