Psalms 54:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י זָרִ֨ים ׀ קָ֤מוּ עָלַ֗י וְֽ֭עָרִיצִים בִּקְשׁ֣וּ נַפְשִׁ֑י לֹ֤א שָׂ֨מוּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְנֶגְדָּ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃

Transliteration

For zārîm qāmû against me, and ʿārîṣîm biqqəšû nap̄šî; not śāmû ʾĕlōhîm before them. selāh.

Grammar Details

*zārîm*: masculine plural adjective - 'strangers/foreigners'
*qāmû*: Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'have risen'
*ʿārîṣîm*: masculine plural adjective - 'violent ones/ruthless ones'
*biqqəšû*: Piel perfect 3rd person common plural - 'have sought'
*nap̄šî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my soul/my life'
*śāmû*: Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they have set/placed'
*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun used as singular - 'God'
*selāh*: musical notation or liturgical direction

Word Meanings

*zārîm*: strangers/foreigners/enemies
*qāmû*: have risen/stood up against
*ʿārîṣîm*: violent ones/ruthless ones/tyrants/oppressors
*biqqəšû*: have sought/pursued/attempted to take
*nap̄šî*: my soul/my life/myself
*śāmû*: they have set/placed/regarded
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods
*selāh*: musical interlude/pause/lift up

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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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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 89:49 : 49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
Ps 143:12 : 12 And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.
2 Tim 4:14 : 14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works:
Rev 18:6 : 6 Render unto her even as she rendered, {G5213} and double [unto her] the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle unto her double.
Ps 5:8 : 8 Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.
Ps 27:11 : 11 Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine enemies.
Ps 31:23 : 23 Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.
Ps 94:23 : 23 And he hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own wickedness; Jehovah our God will cut them off.
Ps 137:8 : 8 O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us.
Ps 143:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; Give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness.

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