Psalms 28:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Jehovah is their strength, And he is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְהוָ֥ה עֹֽז־לָ֑מוֹ וּמָ֘ע֤וֹז יְשׁוּע֖וֹת מְשִׁיח֣וֹ הֽוּא׃

Transliteration

YHWH ʿōz-to them, and māʿôz yĕšûʿôt mĕšîḥô he is.

Grammar Details

*YHWH*: divine name - LORD/Yahweh
*ʿōz*: noun masculine singular - strength/power
*lāmô*: preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them
*māʿôz*: noun masculine singular construct - stronghold/fortress of
*yĕšûʿôt*: noun feminine plural construct - salvations/deliverances of
*mĕšîḥô*: noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his anointed

Word Meanings

*ʿōz*: strength/power/might
*māʿôz*: stronghold/fortress/refuge
*yĕšûʿôt*: salvations/deliverances/victories
*mĕšîḥô*: his anointed one/his appointed one

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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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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 20:6 : 6 Now know I that Jehovah saveth his anointed; He will answer him from his holy heaven With the saving strength of his right hand.
Ps 140:7 : 7 O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to them that are bound;
1 Sam 16:13 : 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, [saying],

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