Psalms 7:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger; Lift up thyself against the rage of mine adversaries, And awake for me; thou hast commanded judgment.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִֽרַדֹּ֥ף אוֹיֵ֨ב ׀ נַפְשִׁ֡י וְיַשֵּׂ֗ג וְיִרְמֹ֣ס לָאָ֣רֶץ חַיָּ֑י וּכְבוֹדִ֓י ׀ לֶעָפָ֖ר יַשְׁכֵּ֣ן סֶֽלָה׃

Transliteration

yiraddōp ʾôyēb napshî wəyaśśēg wəyirmōs to-the-ʾāreṣ ḥayyāy ûḵəbôdî to-ʿāpār yashkēn selāh

Grammar Details

*yiraddōp*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will pursue
*ʾôyēb*: noun, masculine singular - enemy
*napshî*: noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life
*wəyaśśēg*: conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he will overtake
*wəyirmōs*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he will trample
*lāʾāreṣ*: preposition + noun, feminine singular - to the earth/ground
*ḥayyāy*: noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my life
*ûḵəbôdî*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and my honor/glory
*leʿāpār*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - to the dust
*yashkēn*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will make dwell/lay
*selāh*: musical notation/pause

Word Meanings

*yiraddōp*: pursue/chase/persecute
*ʾôyēb*: enemy/foe/adversary
*napshî*: my soul/my life/myself
*yaśśēg*: overtake/catch/reach
*yirmōs*: trample/tread/crush
*ḥayyāy*: my life/my living
*kəbôdî*: my honor/my glory/my dignity
*ʿāpār*: dust/dirt/earth
*yashkēn*: cause to dwell/lay down/place

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 44:23 : 23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? Arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
Ps 3:7 : 7 Arise, O Jehovah; Save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
Ps 35:23 : 23 Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice [due] unto me, [Even] unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Isa 33:10 : 10 Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I lift up myself; now will I be exalted.
Isa 37:20 : 20 Now therefore, O Jehovah our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art Jehovah, even thou only.
Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Is it not thou that didst cut Rahab in pieces, that didst pierce the monster?
2 Sam 17:14 : 14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For Jehovah had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Jehovah might bring evil upon Absalom.
Ps 12:5 : 5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
Ps 35:1 : 1 [ A Psalm of David.] Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me: Fight thou against them that fight against me.
Ps 44:26 : 26 Rise up for our help, And redeem us for thy lovingkindness' sake.
Ps 59:5 : 5 Even thou, O Jehovah God of hosts, the God of Israel, Arise to visit all the nations: Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. {H5542}
Ps 68:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; A Psalm of David, a Song. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him. 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Ps 73:20 : 20 As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.
Ps 74:3 : 3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.
Ps 76:8-9 : 8 Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; The earth feared, and was still, 9 When God arose to judgment, To save all the meek of the earth. {H5542}
Ps 78:65 : 65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, Like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
Ps 94:1-2 : 1 O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth. 2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: Render to the proud [their] desert.
Ps 103:6 : 6 Jehovah executeth righteous acts, And judgments for all that are oppressed.
Ps 138:7 : 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And thy right hand will save me.
Isa 3:13 : 13 Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples.

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