Psalms 66:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בָּר֥וּךְ אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־הֵסִ֘יר תְּפִלָּתִ֥י וְ֝חַסְדּ֗וֹ מֵאִתִּֽי׃

Transliteration

bārûk ʾĕlōhîm who not-hēsîr təpillātî and ḥasdô from me

Grammar Details

*bārûk*: verb qal passive participle masculine singular - blessed
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun masculine plural - God (despite plural form, treated as singular)
*hēsîr*: verb hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he removed/turned aside
*təpillātî*: noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my prayer
*ḥasdô*: noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his lovingkindness

Word Meanings

*bārûk*: blessed/praised
*hēsîr*: removed/turned aside/taken away
*təpillātî*: my prayer/intercession/supplication
*ḥasdô*: his lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy/faithfulness

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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

2 Sam 7:14-15 : 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men; 15 but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
Ps 22:24 : 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.
Ps 51:11 : 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me.
Ps 68:35 : 35 O God, [thou art] terrible out of thy holy places: The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto [his] people. Blessed be God.
Ps 86:12-13 : 12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore. 13 For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

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