Psalms 59:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the bloodthirsty men.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַצִּילֵ֖נִי מֵאֹיְבַ֥י ׀ אֱלֹהָ֑י מִּֽמִתְקוֹמְמַ֥י תְּשַׂגְּבֵֽנִי׃

Transliteration

Haṣṣîlēnî from ʾōyəbay ʾĕlōhāy from mitqômĕmay təśaggĕbēnî.

Grammar Details

*Haṣṣîlēnî*: Hiphil imperative with 1st person singular suffix - deliver me
*ʾōyəbay*: masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix and preposition mē- - from my enemies
*ʾĕlōhāy*: masculine noun with 1st person singular suffix - my God
*mitqômĕmay*: Hithpolel participle, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix and preposition min- - from those who rise against me
*təśaggĕbēnî*: Piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - set me on high/protect me

Word Meanings

*Haṣṣîlēnî*: deliver me/rescue me/save me
*mitqômĕmay*: those who rise against me/my adversaries/those who attack me
*təśaggĕbēnî*: set me securely on high/protect me/defend me

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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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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 139:19 : 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.
Ps 26:9 : 9 Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood;
Ps 27:2 : 2 When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, [Even] mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
Ps 55:23 : 23 But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.

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