Psalms 7:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

פֶּן־יִטְרֹ֣ף כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י פֹּ֝רֵ֗ק וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּֽיל׃

Transliteration

pen-yiṭrōp like-ʾaryēh napshî pōrēq wəʾên maṣṣîl

Grammar Details

*pen*: conjunction - lest/otherwise
*yiṭrōp*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will tear/rend
*kəʾaryēh*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a lion
*napshî*: noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life
*pōrēq*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular - tearing/rending
*wəʾên*: conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no
*maṣṣîl*: verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular - deliverer/rescuer

Word Meanings

*yiṭrōp*: tear to pieces/rend/maul
*napshî*: my soul/my life/myself
*pōrēq*: tearing in pieces/breaking/crushing
*maṣṣîl*: deliverer/rescuer/one who saves

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 24:11 : 11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee, though thou huntest after my life to take it.
2 Sam 16:7-8 : 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow: 8 Jehovah hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art [taken] in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.
Ps 59:3 : 3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.
Ps 66:18 : 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear:
Job 11:14 : 14 If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.
Job 16:17-19 : 17 Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure. 18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have no [resting] -place. 19 Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, And he that voucheth for me is on high.
1 Sam 26:18-19 : 18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand? 19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be Jehovah that hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before Jehovah: for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.
Josh 22:22 : 22 The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, {H430} the Mighty One, God, Jehovah, {H430} he knoweth; and Israel he shall know: if it be in rebellion, or if in trespass against Jehovah (save thou us not this day,)
1 Sam 20:8 : 8 Therefore deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee: but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
1 Sam 22:8 : 8 that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that discloseth to me when my son maketh a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or discloseth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
1 Sam 22:13 : 13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
1 Sam 24:9 : 9 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

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