Psalms 5:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order [my prayer] unto thee, and will keep watch.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַקְשִׁ֤יבָה ׀ לְק֬וֹל שַׁוְעִ֗י מַלְכִּ֥י וֵאלֹהָ֑י כִּֽי־אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ אֶתְפַּלָּֽל׃

Transliteration

haqšîbâ to-qôl šawʿî malkî and-ʾēlōhāy for-unto-ʾēleykā ʾetpallāl

Grammar Details

*haqšîbâ*: Hiphil imperative, masculine singular - listen attentively/pay attention
*qôl*: masculine singular construct with prefixed lamed - to the voice of
*šawʿî*: masculine singular noun with first person singular possessive suffix - my cry
*malkî*: masculine singular noun with first person singular possessive suffix - my king
*ʾēlōhāy*: masculine plural noun with first person singular possessive suffix - my God
*ʾēleykā*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you
*ʾetpallāl*: Hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - I will pray

Word Meanings

*haqšîbâ*: listen attentively/pay attention/give heed
*qôl*: voice/sound
*šawʿî*: my cry/my call for help
*ʾetpallāl*: I will pray/I pray/I make supplication

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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 88:13 : 13 But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.
Ps 119:147 : 147 I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words.
Ps 130:6 : 6 My soul [waiteth] for the Lord More than watchmen [wait] for the morning; [Yea, more than] watchmen for the morning.
Ps 55:17 : 17 Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan; And he will hear my voice.
Mark 1:35 : 35 And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.
Ps 22:2 : 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.
Ps 69:16 : 16 Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.
Isa 26:9 : 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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1For the Chief Musician; with the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.
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Ps 88:13
84%
13But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried; And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.
Ps 143:8
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Ps 55:17
78%
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Ps 141:1-3
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76%
1A Psalm of David. Jehovah, I have called upon thee; Make haste unto me: Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.
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Ps 130:1-2
2 verses
76%
1A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.
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Ps 143:1
76%
1A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; Give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness.
Ps 59:16
76%
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Ps 17:6
76%
6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech.
Ps 140:6
75%
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Ps 102:1
75%
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Ps 119:147
75%
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Ps 57:8
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Ps 54:2
74%
2Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.
Ps 17:1
74%
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Ps 27:7-8
2 verses
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74%
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74%
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Ps 86:6
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6Give ear, O Jehovah, unto my prayer; And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.
Ps 38:15
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Ps 130:5-6
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Ps 61:1
73%
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Ps 55:1
73%
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72%
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Ps 25:5
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Ps 4:1
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Ps 30:10
71%
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Isa 26:9
71%
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Ps 63:1
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