Psalms 68:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thy God hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שָׁ֤ם בִּנְיָמִ֨ן ׀ צָעִ֡יר רֹדֵ֗ם שָׂרֵ֣י יְ֭הוּדָה רִגְמָתָ֑ם שָׂרֵ֥י זְ֝בֻל֗וּן שָׂרֵ֥י נַפְתָּלִֽי׃

Transliteration

šām binyāmīn ṣāʿîr rōdēm śārê yəhûdâ rigmātām śārê zəbulûn śārê naptālî

Grammar Details

• *šām*: adverb - 'there'
• *binyāmīn*: proper noun - 'Benjamin'
• *ṣāʿîr*: masculine singular adjective - 'young/small'
• *rōdēm*: Qal participle masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'ruling them'
• *śārê*: masculine plural construct noun - 'princes of'
• *yəhûdâ*: proper noun - 'Judah'
• *rigmātām*: feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - 'their throng/company'
• *zəbulûn*: proper noun - 'Zebulun'
• *naptālî*: proper noun - 'Naphtali'

Word Meanings

• *ṣāʿîr*: young/small/youngest
• *rōdēm*: ruling them/their ruler/their leader
• *rigmātām*: their throng/their company/their assembly

Referenced Verses

• Ps 42:8 : 8 [ Yet] Jehovah will command his lovingkindness in the day-time; And in the night his song shall be with me, [Even] a prayer unto the God of my life.
• Ps 44:4 : 4 Thou art my King, O God: Command deliverance for Jacob.
• Ps 71:3 : 3 Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.
• 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.
• Isa 40:31 : 31 but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
• John 5:8-9 : 8 Jesus saith unto him, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk. 9 And straightway the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked. Now it was the sabbath on that day.
• Acts 3:6-8 : 6 But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk. 7 And he took him by the right hand, and raised him up: and immediately his feet and his ankle-bones received strength. 8 And leaping up, he stood, and began to walk; and he entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
• 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for [my] power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
• Eph 3:17-20 : 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God. 20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
• 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:
• 2 Thess 1:11 : 11 To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and [every] work of faith, with power;