Psalms 4:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, More than [they have] when their grain and their new wine are increased.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רַבִּ֥ים אֹמְרִים֮ מִֽי־יַרְאֵ֢נ֫וּ ט֥וֹב נְֽסָה־עָ֭לֵינוּ א֨וֹר פָּנֶ֬יךָ יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

rabbîm ʾōmərîm who-yarʾēnû ṭôb nəsāh-upon-us ʾôr pāneykā YHWH

Grammar Details

*rabbîm*: adjective masculine plural - many
*ʾōmərîm*: verb Qal participle masculine plural - saying
who-*yarʾēnû*: interrogative מִי with verb Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - who will show us
*ṭôb*: noun/adjective masculine singular - good
*nəsāh*: verb Qal imperative 2nd person masculine singular - lift up
upon-us: preposition עָל with 1st person plural suffix - upon us
*ʾôr*: noun masculine singular construct - light of
*pāneykā*: noun common plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD

Word Meanings

*rabbîm*: many/much/great
*ʾōmərîm*: saying/speaking/telling
*yarʾēnû*: will show us/will cause us to see
*ṭôb*: good/goodness/prosperity/blessing
*nəsāh*: lift up/raise/display
*ʾôr pāneykā*: light of your face/your favorable countenance/your shining face

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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

Isa 9:3 : 3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased their joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
Ps 63:2-5 : 2 So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory. 3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee. 4 So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;
Judg 9:27 : 27 And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod [the grapes], and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
Ps 37:4 : 4 Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Acts 14:17 : 17 And {G2544} yet He left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.
Song 1:4 : 4 Draw me; we will run after thee: The king hath brought me into his chambers; We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will make mention of thy love more than of wine: Rightly do they love thee.
1 Pet 1:8 : 8 whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Jer 48:33 : 33 And gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to cease from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; the shouting shall be no shouting.
Ps 43:4 : 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy; And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
Ps 92:4 : 4 For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

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