Psalms 35:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that pursue me: Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָ֘רֵ֤ק חֲנִ֣ית וּ֭סְגֹר לִקְרַ֣את רֹדְפָ֑י אֱמֹ֥ר לְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י יְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְ אָֽנִי׃

Transliteration

Wə-hārēq ḥănît û-səgōr liqraʾt rōdəpāy; ʾĕmōr lə-napšî yəšuʿātēk ʾānî.

Grammar Details

*Wə*: conjunction - and
*hārēq*: imperative, masculine singular - draw out/empty
*ḥănît*: noun, feminine singular - spear
*û*: conjunction - and
*səgōr*: imperative, masculine singular - close/shut
*liqraʾt*: preposition with noun - to meet/against
*rōdəpāy*: participle, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my pursuers
*ʾĕmōr*: imperative, masculine singular - say
*lə*: preposition - to
*napšî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul
*yəšuʿātēk*: noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person singular suffix - your salvation
*ʾānî*: 1st person singular pronoun - I

Word Meanings

*hārēq*: draw out/empty/unsheathe
*səgōr*: close/shut/bar the way
*napšî*: soul/life/self/person
*yəšuʿātēk*: salvation/deliverance/rescue/victory

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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

Gen 49:18 : 18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
1 Sam 23:26-27 : 26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them. 27 But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land.
Job 1:10 : 10 Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Ps 27:2 : 2 When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, [Even] mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
Ps 51:12 : 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit.
Ps 62:7 : 7 With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Ps 76:10 : 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: The residue of wrath shalt thou gird upon thee.
Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
Isa 10:12 : 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
Isa 12:2 : 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.
Luke 2:30 : 30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Acts 4:28 : 28 to do whatsoever thy hand and thy council foreordained to come to pass.
Ps 91:16 : 16 With long life will I satisfy him, And shew him my salvation.

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