Psalms 35:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּ֥ל עַצְמוֹתַ֨י ׀ תֹּאמַרְנָה֮ יְהוָ֗ה מִ֥י כָ֫מ֥וֹךָ מַצִּ֣יל עָ֭נִי מֵחָזָ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן מִגֹּזְלֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

Kāl ʿaṣmôtay tōʾmarnāh Yahweh mî kāmôkā maṣṣîl ʿānî mē-ḥāzāq mimmennû wə-ʿānî wə-ʾebyôn mi-gōzlô.

Grammar Details

• *Kāl*: adjective, masculine singular construct - all of
• *ʿaṣmôtay*: noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bones
• *tōʾmarnāh*: imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they will say
• *Yahweh*: divine name, vocative position
• *mî*: interrogative pronoun - who
• *kāmôkā*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - like you
• *maṣṣîl*: participle, masculine singular - delivering
• *ʿānî*: adjective, masculine singular - poor/afflicted
• *mē*: preposition - from
• *ḥāzāq*: adjective, masculine singular - strong
• *mimmennû*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - than him
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *ʾebyôn*: adjective, masculine singular - needy
• *mi*: preposition - from
• *gōzlô*: participle, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his robber

Word Meanings

• *ʿaṣmôtay*: my bones/limbs/body
• *tōʾmarnāh*: they will say/speak/declare
• *kāmôkā*: like you/as you are
• *maṣṣîl*: delivering/rescuing/saving
• *ʿānî*: poor/afflicted/humble/lowly
• *ḥāzāq*: strong/mighty/powerful
• *ʾebyôn*: needy/poor/destitute
• *gōzlô*: his robber/plunderer/one who steals from him

Referenced Verses

• Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like unto thee, O Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
• Ps 51:8 : 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
• Ps 18:17 : 17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; For they were too mighty for me.
• Ps 86:8 : 8 There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neither [are there any works] like unto thy works.
• Ps 71:19 : 19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?
• Ps 69:33 : 33 For Jehovah heareth the needy, And despiseth not his prisoners.
• Job 5:15-16 : 15 But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty. 16 So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
• Job 33:19-25 : 19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual strife in his bones; 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food. 21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out. 22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers. 23 If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To show unto man what is right for him; 24 Then [God] is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom. 25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's; He returneth to the days of his youth.
• Ps 10:14 : 14 Thou hast seen [it]; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth [himself] unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
• Ps 89:6-8 : 6 For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah, 7 A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones, And to be feared above all them that are round about him? 8 O Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.
• Ps 102:3 : 3 For my days consume away like smoke, And my bones are burned as a firebrand.
• Ps 102:17-20 : 17 He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer. 18 This shall be written for the generation to come; And a people which shall be created shall praise Jehovah. 19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth; 20 To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;
• Ps 109:31 : 31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.
• Ps 140:12 : 12 I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.
• Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: 23 For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.
• Isa 40:18 : 18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
• Isa 40:25 : 25 To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal [to him]? saith the Holy One.
• Jer 10:7 : 7 Who should not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to thee doth it appertain; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee.
• Ps 22:14 : 14 I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.
• Ps 22:24 : 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.
• Ps 32:3 : 3 When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.
• Ps 34:6 : 6 This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
• Ps 34:20 : 20 He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.
• Ps 37:14 : 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.
• Ps 38:3 : 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.