Psalms 69:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

O God, thou knowest my foolishness; And my sins are not hid from thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רַבּ֤וּ ׀ מִשַּׂעֲר֣וֹת רֹאשִׁי֮ שֹׂנְאַ֢י חִ֫נָּ֥ם עָצְמ֣וּ מַ֭צְמִיתַי אֹיְבַ֣י שֶׁ֑קֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־גָ֝זַ֗לְתִּי אָ֣ז אָשִֽׁיב׃

Transliteration

rabbû from-śa'ărôt rō'šî śōnĕ'ay ḥinnām 'āṣĕmû maṣmîtay 'ōyĕbay šeqer which not-gāzaltî then 'āšîb

Grammar Details

*rabbû*: Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are many/numerous
*śa'ărôt*: feminine plural construct noun with prefixed preposition min - from hairs of
*rō'šî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my head
*śōnĕ'ay*: Qal participle, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my haters/those who hate me
*ḥinnām*: adverb - without cause/freely/for nothing
*'āṣĕmû*: Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are strong/numerous
*maṣmîtay*: Hiphil participle, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my destroyers
*'ōyĕbay*: Qal participle, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my enemies
*šeqer*: masculine singular noun - falsehood/lie
*gāzaltî*: Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have robbed/seized
*'āšîb*: Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will restore/return

Word Meanings

*rabbû*: they are many/they are more numerous
*śa'ărôt*: hairs
*śōnĕ'ay*: those who hate me/my haters
*ḥinnām*: without cause/for no reason/gratuitously
*'āṣĕmû*: they are mighty/they are strong/they are numerous
*maṣmîtay*: those who would destroy me/my destroyers
*'ōyĕbay*: my enemies/my adversaries
*šeqer*: falsely/lie/falsehood
*gāzaltî*: I have robbed/I have plundered/I have seized
*'āšîb*: I would restore/I would return/I will give back

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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 17:3 : 3 Thou hast proved my heart; Thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Ps 19:12 : 12 Who can discern [his] errors? Clear thou me from hidden [faults].
Ps 38:5 : 5 My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness.
Ps 38:9 : 9 Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee.
Ps 44:20-21 : 20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, Or spread forth our hands to a strange god; 21 Will not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Jer 16:17 : 17 For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity concealed from mine eyes.

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