Psalms 3:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Salvation belongeth unto Jehovah: Thy blessing be upon thy people. {Selah}

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ק֘וּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֨ה ׀ הוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהַ֗י כִּֽי־הִכִּ֣יתָ אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבַ֣י לֶ֑חִי שִׁנֵּ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃

Transliteration

qûmāh YHWH hôšîʿēnî ʾĕlōhay kî-hikkîtā ʾet-kol-ʾōyəbay leḥî šinnê rəšāʿîm šibbartā

Grammar Details

*qûmāh*: verb, qal imperative, masculine singular with cohortative *-āh* - arise!
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD
*hôšîʿēnî*: verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - save me!
*ʾĕlōhay*: noun, masculine, plural with 1st person singular suffix - my God
*kî-hikkîtā*: conjunction with verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - for you have struck
*ʾet-kol-ʾōyəbay*: direct object marker with noun, masculine, construct with noun, masculine, plural with 1st person singular suffix - all my enemies
*leḥî*: noun, masculine, singular - cheek/jaw
*šinnê*: noun, feminine, plural, construct - teeth of
*rəšāʿîm*: adjective, masculine, plural - wicked ones
*šibbartā*: verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have broken

Word Meanings

*qûmāh*: arise/stand up/get up
*hôšîʿēnî*: save me/deliver me/rescue me
*hikkîtā*: you have struck/you have smitten/you have hit
*leḥî*: cheek/jaw/face
*rəšāʿîm*: wicked ones/evil ones/unrighteous ones
*šibbartā*: you have broken/you have shattered

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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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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Isa 43:11 : 11 I, even I, am Jehovah; and besides me there is no saviour.
Rev 7:10 : 10 and they cry with a great voice, saying, Salvation unto our God who sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Rev 19:1 : 1 {G2532} After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, {G2532} {G5092} belong to {G2962} our God:
Ps 29:11 : 11 Jehovah will give strength unto his people; Jehovah will bless his people with peace.
Ps 37:39-40 : 39 But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. 40 And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them; He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him.
Jer 3:23 : 23 Truly in vain is [the help that is looked for] from the hills, the tumult on the mountains: truly in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel.
Hos 13:4 : 4 Yet I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt; and thou shalt know no god but me, and besides me there is no saviour.
Jonah 2:9 : 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.
Acts 3:26 : 26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Servant, {G2424} sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.
Acts 4:12 : 12 And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, {G1722} wherein we must be saved.
Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ:
Heb 6:14 : 14 saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
1 Pet 3:9 : 9 not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for {G3754} hereunto {G5124} were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Ps 72:17 : 17 His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him; All nations shall call him happy.
Prov 21:31 : 31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.
Isa 45:21-22 : 21 Declare ye, and bring [it] forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me. 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.

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