Psalms 70:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But I am poor and needy; Make haste unto me, O God: Thou art my help and my deliverer; O Jehovah, make no tarrying.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ ׀ בְּךָ֗ כָּֽל־מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ וְיֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֹ֝הֲבֵ֗י יְשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

yāśîśû wə-yiśməḥû bəkā kāl-məḇaqqešêkā wə-yōmərû tāmîd yiḡdal ʾĕlōhîm ʾōhăḇê yəšûʿāteḵā.

Grammar Details

*yāśîśû*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will rejoice
*wə-yiśməḥû*: conjunction וְ + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will be glad
*bəkā*: preposition בְּ + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in you
*kāl-məḇaqqešêkā*: noun, masculine singular construct + piel participle, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - all seekers of you
*wə-yōmərû*: conjunction וְ + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will say
*tāmîd*: adverb - continually
*yiḡdal*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will be magnified
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural (used as singular) - God
*ʾōhăḇê*: qal participle, masculine plural construct - ones loving
*yəšûʿāteḵā*: noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your salvation

Word Meanings

*yāśîśû*: they will rejoice/they will be glad/they will exult
*wə-yiśməḥû*: they will be glad/they will rejoice/they will be happy
*kāl-məḇaqqešêkā*: all who seek you/all who search for you
*tāmîd*: continually/always/perpetually
*yiḡdal*: he will be magnified/he will be exalted/let him be magnified
*ʾōhăḇê*: ones loving/ones who love
*yəšûʿāteḵā*: your salvation/your deliverance/your help

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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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 141:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. Jehovah, I have called upon thee; Make haste unto me: Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.
Ps 40:17 : 17 But I am poor and needy; [Yet] the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God.
Ps 69:29 : 29 But I am poor and sorrowful: Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
Ps 109:22 : 22 For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.
Heb 10:37 : 37 For yet a very little while, He that cometh shall come, and shall not tarry.
Rev 22:20 : 20 He who testifieth these things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: {G3483} come, Lord Jesus.
Ps 13:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

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