Psalms 31:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תֵּ֥אָלַ֗מְנָה שִׂפְתֵ֫י שָׁ֥קֶר הַדֹּבְר֖וֹת עַל־צַדִּ֥יק עָתָ֗ק בְּגַאֲוָ֥ה וָבוּז׃

Transliteration

Tēʾālamənâ śiptê šāqer the-dōbərôt upon-ṣaddîq ʿātāq in-gaʾăwâ and-in-bûz

Grammar Details

• *Tēʾālamənâ*: verb, imperfect 3rd person feminine plural - they will be made mute
• *śiptê*: noun, feminine dual construct - lips of
• *šāqer*: noun, masculine singular - falsehood
• *dōbərôt*: verb, participle feminine plural with definite article - the ones speaking
• *ṣaddîq*: adjective, masculine singular - righteous one
• *ʿātāq*: adjective, masculine singular - insolent/arrogant
• *gaʾăwâ*: noun, feminine singular with prefixed preposition beth - in pride
• *bûz*: noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition beth - in contempt

Word Meanings

• *Tēʾālamənâ*: be made mute/be silenced/be made speechless
• *śiptê*: lips of/speech of/language of
• *šāqer*: falsehood/deception/lie
• *dōbərôt*: speaking/talking/uttering
• *ṣaddîq*: righteous one/just one/innocent one
• *ʿātāq*: insolent/arrogant/defiant thing
• *gaʾăwâ*: pride/arrogance/haughtiness
• *bûz*: contempt/scorn/disdain

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 2:9 : 9 but as it is written, Things which {G3739} eye saw not, and {G3756} ear heard not, And [which] entered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.
• Isa 64:4 : 4 For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.
• 1 Pet 1:4-5 : 4 unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
• Lam 3:23-25 : 23 They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness. 24 Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25 Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
• Jas 2:5 : 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
• Col 3:2-4 : 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, [who is] our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory.
• Ps 126:2-3 : 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them. 3 Jehovah hath done great things for us, [Whereof] we are glad.
• Ps 16:11 : 11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
• 1 John 3:1-2 : 1 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2 Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
• Ps 145:7-9 : 7 They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, And shall sing of thy righteousness. 8 Jehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness. 9 Jehovah is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works.
• Ps 36:7-9 : 7 How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. 9 For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light. 10 Oh continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee, And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
• 2 Cor 5:5 : 5 Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who {G2532} gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
• Ps 23:5 : 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou hast anointed my head with oil; My cup runneth over.
• Isa 26:12 : 12 [Jehovah,] [thou wilt ordain] [peace] [for us; for thou hast also wrought] [all our works] [for us.]
• Ps 73:24-26 : 24 Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. 26 My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
• Rom 11:22 : 22 Behold then the goodness and severity of God: toward them that fell, severity; but toward thee, God's goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
• John 3:21 : 21 But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.
• Isa 35:10 : 10 and the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
• Ps 73:1 : 1 A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, [Even] to such as are pure in heart.
• Heb 10:34 : 34 For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took {G3326} joyfully the spoiling of your possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves {G1722} {G3772} a better possession and an abiding one.
• Ps 68:28 : 28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
• Acts 15:12 : 12 And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.
• Num 23:23 : 23 Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shalt it be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!