Psalms 54:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֱ֭לֹהִים שְׁמַ֣ע תְּפִלָּתִ֑י הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָה לְאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃

Transliteration

ʾĕlōhîm, šəmaʿ təp̄illātî, haʾăzînāh to ʾimrê-p̄î.

Grammar Details

*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun used as singular - 'God'
*šəmaʿ*: Qal imperative masculine singular - 'hear'
*təp̄illātî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my prayer'
*haʾăzînāh*: Hiphil imperative masculine singular - 'give ear/listen attentively'
*ʾimrê*: masculine plural construct - 'words of/sayings of'
*p̄î*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my mouth'

Word Meanings

*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods
*šəmaʿ*: hear/listen
*təp̄illātî*: my prayer/my supplication
*haʾăzînāh*: give ear/listen attentively/pay attention
*ʾimrê-p̄î*: words of my mouth/utterances of my mouth

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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

1 Chr 12:18 : 18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, [and he said], Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
Ps 118:6-7 : 6 Jehovah is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me? 7 Jehovah is on my side among them that help me: Therefore shall I see [my desire] upon them that hate me.
Isa 41:10 : 10 Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Rom 8:31 : 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [is] against us?
Heb 13:6 : 6 So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; {G2532} I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?
Ps 118:13 : 13 Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But Jehovah helped me.
Ps 41:12 : 12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
Isa 50:7-9 : 7 For the Lord Jehovah will help me; therefore have I not been confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame. 8 He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand up together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. 9 Behold, the Lord Jehovah will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? behold, all they shall wax old as a garment, the moth shall eat them up.

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2Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.
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Isa 41:10
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Ps 18:46
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