Psalms 33:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

נַ֭פְשֵׁנוּ חִכְּתָ֣ה לַֽיהוָ֑ה עֶזְרֵ֖נוּ וּמָגִנֵּ֣נוּ הֽוּא׃

Transliteration

Nafšēnû ḥikkətāh to-YHWH ʿezrēnû and-māginnēnû hû'

Grammar Details

*Nafšēnû*: feminine singular noun with 1st person common plural suffix - our soul
*ḥikkətāh*: piel perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - waits/waited
*la-YHWH*: divine name with preposition *lə-* (to/for) - for YHWH
*ʿezrēnû*: masculine singular noun with 1st person common plural suffix - our help
*û-māginnēnû*: masculine singular noun with conjunction *wə-* (and) and 1st person common plural suffix - and our shield
*hû'*: 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he

Word Meanings

*Nafšēnû*: our soul/our life/our being
*ḥikkətāh*: waits/waited/looked eagerly
*ʿezrēnû*: our help/our helper/our aid
*māginnēnû*: our shield/our protector/our defense

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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 144:1-2 : 1 [ A Psalm of David.] Blessed be Jehovah my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, [And] my fingers to fight: 2 My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me.
Isa 8:17 : 17 And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Isa 40:31 : 31 but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
1 Chr 5:20 : 20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of them, because they put their trust in him.
Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, And let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.
Ps 62:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From him [cometh] my salvation. 2 He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.
Ps 62:5-6 : 5 My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him. 6 He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be moved.
Ps 115:9-9 : 9 O Israel, trust thou in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust ye in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield. 11 Ye that fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah: He is their help and their shield. 12 Jehovah hath been mindful of us; He will bless [us]: He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron.
Ps 130:5-6 : 5 I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope. 6 My soul [waiteth] for the Lord More than watchmen [wait] for the morning; [Yea, more than] watchmen for the morning.

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