Psalms 3:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Arise, O Jehovah; Save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹֽא־אִ֭ירָא מֵרִבְב֥וֹת עָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר סָ֝בִ֗יב שָׁ֣תוּ עָלָֽי׃

Transliteration

lōʾ-ʾîrāʾ from ribəbôt ʿām ʾăšer sābîb šātû ʿālāy

Grammar Details

*lōʾ-ʾîrāʾ*: negation with verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will not fear
*ribəbôt*: noun, feminine, plural with preposition *min* - from/of myriads/ten thousands
*ʿām*: noun, masculine, singular - people
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who/which/that
*sābîb*: adverb - around
*šātû*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they have set/arranged
*ʿālāy*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - against me

Word Meanings

*ʾîrāʾ*: I will fear/I will be afraid
*ribəbôt*: myriads/ten thousands/multitudes
*šātû*: they have set/they have arranged/they have positioned

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 58:6 : 6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.
Job 16:10 : 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.
Job 29:17 : 17 And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.
Ps 7:6 : 6 Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger; Lift up thyself against the rage of mine adversaries, And awake for me; thou hast commanded judgment.
Ps 10:12 : 12 Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: Forget not the poor.
Ps 12:5 : 5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
Ps 35:23 : 23 Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice [due] unto me, [Even] unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Ps 44:23 : 23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? Arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
Ps 59:5 : 5 Even thou, O Jehovah God of hosts, the God of Israel, Arise to visit all the nations: Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. {H5542}
Ps 74:11 : 11 Why drawest thou back thy hand, even thy right hand? [Pluck] [it] out of thy bosom [and] consume [them].
Ps 76:9 : 9 When God arose to judgment, To save all the meek of the earth. {H5542}
Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Is it not thou that didst cut Rahab in pieces, that didst pierce the monster?
Lam 3:30 : 30 Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach.
Ps 6:4 : 4 Return, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness' sake.
Hab 2:19 : 19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

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