Psalms 32:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי אָדָ֗ם לֹ֤א יַחְשֹׁ֬ב יְהוָ֣ה ל֣וֹ עָוֺ֑ן וְאֵ֖ין בְּרוּח֣וֹ רְמִיָּה׃

Transliteration

ʾašrê ʾādām lōʾ yaḥšōḇ YHWH lô ʿāwōn wəʾên bərûḥô rəmîyâ.

Grammar Details

*ʾašrê*: construct plural noun - happiness of/blessed is
*ʾādām*: masculine singular noun - man/person/humanity
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*yaḥšōḇ*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will count/impute
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*lô*: preposition *lə-* with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him
*ʿāwōn*: masculine singular noun - iniquity/guilt
*wəʾên*: conjunction *wə-* + particle of negation - and there is not
*bərûḥô*: preposition *bə-* + noun *rûaḥ* with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his spirit
*rəmîyâ*: feminine singular noun - deceit/treachery

Word Meanings

*ʾašrê* *ʾādām*: blessed is the man/happy is the person
*yaḥšōḇ*: counts/reckons/imputes/thinks
*ʿāwōn*: iniquity/guilt/punishment for iniquity
*rûaḥ*: spirit/breath/mind
*rəmîyâ*: deceit/treachery/guile/deception

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

John 1:47 : 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
Rom 5:13 : 13 for until the law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our glorifying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
2 Cor 5:19-21 : 19 to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech [you] on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God. 21 {G1063} Him who knew no sin he made [to be] sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
1 Pet 2:1-2 : 1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 2 as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk {G3050} which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;
Rev 14:5 : 5 And in their mouth was found no lie: {G1063} they are without blemish.
Lev 17:4 : 4 and hath not brought it unto the door of the tent of meeting, to offer it as an oblation unto Jehovah before the tabernacle of Jehovah: blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

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