Psalms 71:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof].

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

פִּ֤י ׀ יְסַפֵּ֬ר צִדְקָתֶ֗ךָ כָּל־הַיּ֥וֹם תְּשׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֤י לֹ֖א יָדַ֣עְתִּי סְפֹרֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

pî yəsappēr ṣidqātekā all-the yôm təšûʿātekā for not yādaʿtî səpōrôt

Grammar Details

*pî*: noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my mouth'
*yəsappēr*: piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'will recount'
*ṣidqātekā*: noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your righteousness'
*yôm*: noun, masculine singular - 'day'
*təšûʿātekā*: noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your salvation'
*yādaʿtî*: qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'I know'
*səpōrôt*: qal infinitive construct - 'to count/number'

Word Meanings

*pî*: my mouth/my speech
*yəsappēr*: will recount/will tell/will declare
*ṣidqātekā*: your righteousness/your justice/your righteous acts
*təšûʿātekā*: your salvation/your deliverance/your rescue
*yādaʿtî*: I know/I have known/I am familiar with
*səpōrôt*: to count/to number/to recount

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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 40:5 : 5 Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward; They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.
Ps 35:28 : 28 And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness [And] of thy praise all the day long.
Ps 145:2 : 2 Every day will I bless thee; And I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
Ps 71:8 : 8 My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day.
Ps 89:16 : 16 In thy name do they rejoice all the day; And in thy righteousness are they exalted.
Ps 139:17-18 : 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.
Ps 71:24 : 24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.
Ps 40:9-9 : 9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest. 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great assembly.
Ps 40:12 : 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about; Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head; And my heart hath failed me.
Ps 22:22-25 : 22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee. 23 Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; And stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel. 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard. 25 Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
Ps 30:12 : 12 To the end that [my] glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Ps 145:5-9 : 5 Of the glorious majesty of thine honor, And of thy wondrous works, will I meditate. 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts; And I will declare thy greatness. 7 They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, And shall sing of thy righteousness. 8 Jehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness. 9 Jehovah is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works. 10 All thy works shall give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah; And thy saints shall bless thee. 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, And talk of thy power; 12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, And the glory of the majesty of his kingdom. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And thy dominion [endureth] throughout all generations. 14 Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

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