Psalms 34:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

[ The righteous] cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

פְּנֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה בְּעֹ֣שֵׂי רָ֑ע לְהַכְרִ֖ית מֵאֶ֣רֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃

Transliteration

Face of YHWH against doers of rāʿ to ləhakrît from ʾereṣ zikrām

Grammar Details

*pənê*: noun masculine plural construct - face of
*YHWH*: divine name
*bəʿōśê*: preposition with Qal participle masculine plural construct - against doers of
*rāʿ*: adjective masculine singular - evil
*ləhakrît*: preposition with Hiphil infinitive construct - to cut off
*ʾereṣ*: noun feminine singular - earth/land
*zikrām*: noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their remembrance

Word Meanings

*pənê*: face of/presence of/anger of
*rāʿ*: evil/harm/wrong
*ləhakrît*: to cut off/destroy/eliminate
*ʾereṣ*: earth/land/ground
*zikrām*: their remembrance/memory/mention

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 65:24 : 24 And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Ps 34:6 : 6 This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
Ps 91:15 : 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honor him.
Ps 145:18-20 : 18 Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth. 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry and will save them. 20 Jehovah preserveth all them that love him; But all the wicked will he destroy.
Ps 34:15 : 15 The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are [open] unto their cry.
Ps 34:19 : 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.
2 Chr 32:20-21 : 20 And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven. 21 And Jehovah sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth from his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
2 Chr 32:24 : 24 In those days Hezekiah was sick even unto death: and he prayed unto Jehovah; and he spake unto him, and gave him a sign.
Acts 12:5-9 : 5 Peter therefore {G3303} was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him. 6 And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison. 7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, {G1453} saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. 8 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. 9 And he went out, and followed; {G846} and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision. 10 And when they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him. 11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

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