Psalms 57:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I will cry unto God Most High, Unto God that performeth [all things] for me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חָנֵּ֤נִי אֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ חָנֵּ֗נִי כִּ֥י בְךָ֮ חָסָ֢יָה נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י וּבְצֵֽל־כְּנָפֶ֥יךָ אֶחְסֶ֑ה עַ֝֗ד יַעֲבֹ֥ר הַוּֽוֹת

Transliteration

ḥānnēnî ʾělōhîm ḥānnēnî kî in you ḥāsāyâ napšî and-in-ṣēl-kənāpeykā ʾeḥsê until yaʿăbōr hawwôt

Grammar Details

*ḥānnēnî*: verb, Qal imperative with 1cs suffix - be gracious to me
*ʾělōhîm*: noun, masculine plural (divine plural) - God
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*ḥāsāyâ*: verb, Qal perfect 3fs - she takes refuge
*napšî*: noun with 1cs possessive suffix - my soul
*ṣēl*: noun, masculine singular construct - shadow/shelter
*kənāpeykā*: noun with 2ms possessive suffix - your wings
*ʾeḥsê*: verb, Qal imperfect 1cs - I will take refuge
*yaʿăbōr*: verb, Qal imperfect 3ms - it passes/passes over
*hawwôt*: noun, feminine plural - calamities/destructions/disasters

Word Meanings

*ḥānan*: be gracious/show mercy/be compassionate
*ḥāsâ*: seek refuge/seek shelter/trust
*nepeš*: soul/life/inner being/self
*ṣēl*: shadow/shelter/protection
*kānāp*: wing/extremity/edge
*hawwâ*: calamity/destruction/disaster

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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 138:8 : 8 Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, [endureth] for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands.
Phil 1:6 : 6 being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Heb 13:21 : 21 make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Isa 26:12 : 12 [Jehovah,] [thou wilt ordain] [peace] [for us; for thou hast also wrought] [all our works] [for us.]
Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Ps 56:2 : 2 Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; {H4791} For they are many that fight proudly against me.
Ps 136:2-3 : 2 Oh give thanks unto the God of gods; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever. 3 Oh give thanks unto the Lord of lords; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
Phil 2:12 : 12 So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

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