Psalms 71:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָב֗וֹא בִּ֭גְבֻרוֹת אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהִ֑‪[c]‬וה אַזְכִּ֖יר צִדְקָתְךָ֣ לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃

Transliteration

ʾābôʾ in gəburôt ʾădōnāy YHWH ʾazkîr ṣidqātəkā ləbaddekā

Grammar Details

*ʾābôʾ*: qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will come/enter'
*gəburôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - 'mighty acts of'
*ʾădōnāy*: divine title - 'my Lord'
*YHWH*: divine name, proper noun
*ʾazkîr*: hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will mention/remember'
*ṣidqātəkā*: noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your righteousness'
*ləbaddekā*: noun with preposition and 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'yours alone'

Word Meanings

*ʾābôʾ*: I will come/I will enter/I will go
*gəburôt*: mighty acts/mighty deeds/power
*ʾazkîr*: I will mention/I will remember/I will proclaim
*ṣidqātəkā*: your righteousness/your justice/your righteous acts
*ləbaddekā*: yours alone/only yours/you alone

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 51:14 : 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; [And] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
Ps 71:2 : 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.
Ps 71:15 : 15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof].
Ps 71:19 : 19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto 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 106:2 : 2 Who can utter the mighty acts of Jehovah, Or show forth all his praise?
Isa 26:13 : 13 [O Jehovah] [our God,] [other lords] [besides] [thee have had dominion] [over us; but by thee only will we make mention] [of thy name.]
Isa 40:31 : 31 but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
Isa 45:24-25 : 24 Only in Jehovah, it is said of me, is righteousness and strength; even to him shall men come; and all they that were incensed against him shall be put to shame. 25 In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
Isa 63:7 : 7 I will make mention of the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah, and the praises of Jehovah, according to all that Jehovah hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
Zech 10:12 : 12 And I will strengthen them in Jehovah; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith Jehovah.
Matt 6:33 : 33 But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Rom 1:17 : 17 For therein {G846} is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.
Rom 3:21 : 21 But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Rom 10:3 : 3 For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, {G1343} they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
Eph 3:16 : 16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;
Eph 6:10 : 10 Finally, {G3450} {G80} be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.
Phil 3:9 : 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, [even] that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:
Phil 4:13 : 13 I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.
2 Thess 1:6 : 6 if so be that it is righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you,
2 Tim 2:1 : 1 Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Deut 33:25 : 25 Thy bars shall be iron and brass; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
Ps 29:11 : 11 Jehovah will give strength unto his people; Jehovah will bless his people with peace.

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