Psalms 43:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאָב֤וֹאָה ׀ אֶל־מִזְבַּ֬ח אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֶל־אֵל֮ שִׂמְחַ֢ת גִּ֫ילִ֥י וְאוֹדְךָ֥ בְכִנּ֗וֹר אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֱלֹהָֽי׃

Transliteration

And-wᵊ-ʾāḇôʾâ to-mizbaḥ ʾĕlōhîm to-ʾēl śimḥaṯ gîlî and-wᵊ-ʾôdᵊḵā on-ḵinnôr ʾĕlōhîm ʾĕlōhāy

Grammar Details

*wᵊ-ʾāḇôʾâ*: conjunction + cohortative, 1st person singular - and let me come/enter
*mizbaḥ*: noun, masculine singular - altar
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural (used as singular) - God
*ʾēl*: noun, masculine singular - God
*śimḥaṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - joy of
*gîlî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my rejoicing/gladness
*wᵊ-ʾôdᵊḵā*: conjunction + imperfect, 1st person singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and I will praise you
*ḵinnôr*: noun, masculine singular - lyre/harp
*ʾĕlōhāy*: noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my God

Word Meanings

*ʾāḇôʾâ*: let me come/let me enter
*mizbaḥ*: altar/place of sacrifice
*śimḥaṯ*: joy of/gladness of
*gîlî*: my rejoicing/my gladness/my exultation
*ʾôdᵊḵā*: praise you/thank you/acknowledge you
*ḵinnôr*: lyre/harp/stringed instrument

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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

Ps 57:8 : 8 Awake up, my glory; Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early.
Hab 3:17-18 : 17 For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18 Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Rom 5:11 : 11 and not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
Rev 5:8 : 8 And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Ps 66:13-15 : 13 I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will pay thee my vows, 14 Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in distress. 15 I will offer unto thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, With the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. {H5542}
Ps 71:22-23 : 22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [Even] thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. 23 My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
Ps 81:2 : 2 Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.
Ps 116:12-19 : 12 What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me? 13 I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of Jehovah. 14 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people. 15 Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints. 16 O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah. 18 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people, 19 In the courts of Jehovah's house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.
Isa 61:10 : 10 I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
2 Sam 6:5 : 5 And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah with all manner of [instruments made of] fir-wood, {H6086} and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with castanets, and with cymbals.
Ps 26:6 : 6 I will wash my hands in innocency: So will I compass thine altar, O Jehovah;
Ps 33:2 : 2 Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.
Ps 42:6 : 6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me: Therefore do I remember thee from the land of the Jordan, And the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.

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