Psalms 3:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I cry unto Jehovah with my voice, And he answereth me out of his holy hill. {Selah}

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֭הוָה מָגֵ֣ן בַּעֲדִ֑י כְּ֝בוֹדִ֗י וּמֵרִ֥ים רֹאשִֽׁי׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾattāh YHWH māgēn baʿădî kəbôdî û-mērîm rōʾšî

Grammar Details

*wə-ʾattāh*: conjunction with 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - but you
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD
*māgēn*: noun, masculine, singular - shield
*baʿădî*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - around me/for me
*kəbôdî*: noun, masculine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my glory
*û-mērîm*: conjunction with verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular - and the one lifting up
*rōʾšî*: noun, masculine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my head

Word Meanings

*māgēn*: shield/protection/defense
*baʿădî*: around me/for me/on my behalf
*kəbôdî*: my glory/honor/dignity
*mērîm*: lifting up/exalting/raising

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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

Ps 34:4 : 4 I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.
Ps 91:15 : 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honor him.
Ps 2:6 : 6 Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.
Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; For I have desired it.
Isa 65:24 : 24 And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Ps 99:9 : 9 Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his holy hill; For Jehovah our God is holy.
Ps 34:6 : 6 This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
Ps 43:3 : 3 Oh send out thy light and thy truth; Let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.
Ps 50:15 : 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Ps 66:17-19 : 17 I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue. 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear: 19 But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Ps 86:3-4 : 3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord; For unto thee do I cry all the day long. 4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Ps 116:1-4 : 1 I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call [upon him] as long as I live. 3 The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Ps 130:1-2 : 1 A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah. 2 Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.
Jer 29:12-13 : 12 And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Matt 7:7 : 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Jas 5:13 : 13 Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise.
Ps 138:3 : 3 In the day that I called thou answeredst me, Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.
Ps 22:2-5 : 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent. 3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 4 Our fathers trusted in thee: They trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
Ps 142:1-3 : 1 Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer. I cry with my voice unto Jehovah; With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication. 2 I pour out my complaint before him; I show before him my trouble. 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walk Have they hidden a snare for me.

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