Psalms 37:39

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּתְשׁוּעַ֣ת צַ֭דִּיקִים מֵיְהוָ֑ה מָֽ֝עוּזָּ֗ם בְּעֵ֣ת צָרָֽה׃

Transliteration

And [the] təšûʿat ṣaddîqîm [is] from YHWH, [their] māʿûzzām in ʿēt ṣārâ.

Grammar Details

*təšûʿat*: feminine singular construct - salvation/deliverance of
*ṣaddîqîm*: masculine plural adjective/noun - righteous ones
*mēYHWH*: preposition + proper noun - from the LORD/Yahweh
*māʿûzzām*: masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their stronghold
*bəʿēt*: preposition + feminine singular construct - in time of
*ṣārâ*: feminine singular noun - trouble/distress

Word Meanings

*təšûʿat ṣaddîqîm*: salvation of the righteous/deliverance of the just
*māʿûzzām*: their stronghold/their refuge/their strength
*ʿēt ṣārâ*: time of trouble/time of distress/period of adversity

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 3:8 : 8 Salvation belongeth unto Jehovah: Thy blessing be upon thy people. {Selah}
Ps 9:9 : 9 Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;
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 46:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
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.
Isa 33:2 : 2 O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou our arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Jonah 2:9 : 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.
Eph 2:8 : 8 for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;
Col 1:11 : 11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;
2 Tim 4:17 : 17 But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might me fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

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